All over the world, on Friday 25 September, pharmacists celebrate World Pharmacists Day. This special day, now in its fifth year, was established by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), the global federation of national associations of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, which is in official relations with the World Health Organization. . The purpose of World Pharmacists Day is to encourage activities that promote and advocate for the role of the pharmacist in improving health in every corner of the world. This year’s theme, developed by FIP, is “ Pharmacist(s): your partner(s) in health” . Medicines must go hand in hand with pharmaceutical expertise, or in other words, with pharmacists. This partnership is essential to the responsible use of medicines. But other partnerships are also important. Every day three million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists around the world act as partners to patients, other health care professionals and other...
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