EAHP represents over 29,000 hospital pharmacists across 36 member countries. EAHP represents and develops the hospital pharmacy profession within Europe in order to ensure the continuous improvement of care and outcomes for patients in the hospital setting. This is achieved through science, research, education, practice, as well as sharing best-practice and responsibility with other healthcare professionals.
The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
The EAHP staff supports the Board in executing EAHP’s mission. The Staff assists in financial management, events organisations, policy activities and all EAHP projects. The EAHP staff works closely with EAHP’s members and ensures the effective communication all relevant stakeholders.
The first member countries were Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany and The Netherlands in 1972. EAHP has now 36 EAHP members and 2 Associate Members. EAHP is open to countries members of the Council of Europe and since 2022 to organisations representing the interests of hospital pharmacists from outside the Council of Europe (Associate Membership)
EAHP’s structure is also composed by different standing committes: EAHP Scientific Committee, EAHP Education Executive Committee and the EAHP CTF Steering Committee.
At EAHP, we are committed to transparency in our governance, ethical standards, and funding practices. This section provides open access to our foundational documents, including the EAHP Statutes, Code of Conduct, and Funding Sources. By sharing these resources, we aim to uphold accountability and foster trust with our members, partners, and the public.
Keep up with all EAHP’s events and webinars. Contact the team at info@eahp.eu should you have any questions about upcoming events or activities.
Here you can find all upcoming events organised by EAHP and by all its members and associate members. Do not hesitate to contact the events team at events@eahp.eu should you have any questions about the organisation of these events.
Hospital pharmacists conduct a critical role in the care of patients in hospitals. Learn more about what they do here and in all the pages under Hospital Pharmacy practice and Policy.
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EAHP brings together experts from many areas of hospital pharmacy practice providing and highlighting good local sustainable practices as that can be up-scaled and shared with other countries. The EAHP Working Group on Sustainability has the aim of reducing the environmental burden of the hospital pharmacy services.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and its 36 member country platforms are creating a Common Training Framework for the hospital pharmacy education in Europe. The goal of this project is to allow the free movement of hospital pharmacists within the European Union.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) have collaboratively developed the Oath to Society. The Oath to Society is all encompassing and acts as a contract for excellence in providing compassionate patient care, working as part of the healthcare team and advancing the pharmacy profession, and showcasing how clinical and hospital pharmacists work every day
A day created to highlight the importance and to celebrate the work done by hospital pharmacies. This day celebrates all hospital pharmacy teams.
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Find all EAHP relevant publication like the EAHP Surveys, annual reports and the history books.
The European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is the only official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and is committed to advancing the science, practice and profession of hospital pharmacy. As the premier communication platform for hospital pharmacists worldwide, EJHP is a major source for continuing education as well as updates on advances in the practice and standard of pharmaceutical care for patients.
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EAHP publishes a monthly EU monitor with updates about the latest EAHP initiatives and information relevant for the hospital pharmacy profession.
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The Sponsor Channel is designed to maximise visibility and engagement, allowing sponsors to connect with the hospital pharmacy community and partners in a dynamic and interactive environment. From product demonstrations to networking sessions, the Sponsor Channel offers a range of opportunities for sponsors to showcase their offerings and generate leads in the new EAHP Website.
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
Iván Maray Mateos, Miguel Alaguero Calero, Adrián Rodriguez Ferreras, Cristina Calzón Blanco, Cristina Álvarez Asteinza, Lucía Velasco Roces, Ana Lozano Blazquez
Intravenous drugs in the paediatric population bring up additional issues than the usual in adults. In their prescription, not only does the dose have to be adapted to the patient’s weight, the volume in which the drug is diluted must also be adapted to the reduced fluids requirement without jeopardising the stability of the mixture. In view of these facts, IV drug prescription in paediatrics implies a higher risk of medication errors. This new prescribing system simplifies prescription and reduces risks.
Development of an assisted prescription system of intravenous mixtures adapted to paediatric patients in which both the drug dose and the diluent volume are automatically calculated according to the patient’s weight.
A literature review of drug dosing in paediatrics and their stability in different diluents was performed. For every drug the following parameters were considered: maximum dose in children (mg/kg), maximum concentration allowed (mg/ml), common doses and volumes in adults. Using these values, a system was built which calculated drug dose and diluent volume according to the patient’s weight and the maximum concentration allowed for stability reasons. For safety and to ease the preparation, the diluent volume in millilitres was rounded up to the next 10. In order to avoid overdosing overweight or older paediatric patients, maximum dose and diluent volume were narrowed down to the usual quantities in adults. Ultimately, this system was integrated in the electronic prescription system. A protocol was created, named “drug name” IV mixture PEDIATRICS. So, by selecting this protocol in a specific patient, the target dose and the diluent volume are automatically calculated.
This system was implemented for 38 drugs. From July 2018 to April 2019, 910 IV mixtures have been prescribed from the following Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) groups: A02 Drugs for acid related disorders (39), J01 Antibacterials for systemic use (287), J02 Antimycotics for systemic use (3), J05 Antivirals for systemic use (8), A04 Antiemetics and antinauseants (175), N02 Analgesics (395), N03 Antiepileptics (3).
This method could be implemented in other electronic prescription programmes. The system must be updated by the Pharmacy Department, introducing new drugs and constantly reviewing stability databases, posology regimens, and information regarding dilution of parenteral drugs.
