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.
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.
When EAHP and Hospital pharmacists appear in the news.
EAHP publishes a monthly EU monitor with updates about the latest EAHP initiatives and information relevant for the hospital pharmacy profession.
Sponsor Channel
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.
Related to 2013 GA Agenda item 9.3
EAHP had received increasing anecdotal evidence from its members of the problems experienced in relation to medicines shortages. Responding to this, a statement on medicines shortages was passed at the 2012 EAHP General Assembly providing EAHP with a mandate to make representations at the European level on the issue.
Statement here.
With a mandate for activity provided, EAHP saught further evidence from its members about the scale and nature of the problem experienced. In the autumn and winter of 2012 two separate surveys to members were launched. The first focused on the prevalence of the problem, and the second saught some more information on the patient safety impacts of shortages, and hospital pharmacists' perceptions of the causes and solutions to the problems.
The surveys closed in mid-February 2013 and the headline results were presented at an event on access to medicines in the European Parliament. More information here.
Further to this, a roundtable event of stakeholders was held at the 18th Congress of EAHP in Paris in March 2013. The meeting included representatives from different branches of pharmacy (Europharm Forum, ESCP, ESOP, EIPG, FIP, EPSA), other professions (UEMS, ESNO), the wholesale industry (GIRP), the patient viewpoint (EPHA), national regulators and the pharmaceutical industry (Pfizer). By the end of the meeting some general areas of consensus were agreed which EAHP is currently guided by in relation to promoting solutions. See final slide here.
EAHP is participating in a number of events in the months of May and June to promote the hospital pharmacist perspective on medicines shortages, including:
Further to this, EAHP is actively cooperating with the PGEU and EIPG in effort to present common messages about the shortages issue.
A report from the European Commission on shortages is expected to be published in the coming months.
In general, the medicines shortages issue, at the European level, is at a broad stage of evidence-gathering and dissemination, with a key need at present to heighten awareness and understanding of the issues (hence the number of events on the topic currently scheduled).
Further to this, and the publication of the Commission report, areas of consensus as to what should be done to address the issue, should hopefully emerge.
Finally, as presented in the draft EAHP statement on austerity, it is suggested EAHP make a call for a review of the operation of medicines pricing systems in Europe in respect of their effect on shortages (e.g. consolidation of supply, suppliers leaving the market). This is in addition to calling for pan-European learning and sharing of best practices (e.g. national information portals on shortages, supply standards and early warning systems). Some small amendments to the medicines shortages statement are therefore proposed.
Amended shortages statement here.
* Members may propose further amendments to this statement until the close of Friday 24 May. Please email these to richard.price@eahp.eu
