A report of a FIP digital event and an insight board discussion on managing throat and mouth inflammation in community pharmacy is published by FIP today. 

Community pharmacists play a pivotal role in guiding individuals through self-care approaches to this condition, providing non-prescription medicines and essential advice for symptom management. In some parts of the world, however, community pharmacists may face challenges in managing of throat and mouth inflammation, including inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, a limited regulatory landscape, or the lack of availability or authority to conduct point-of-care testing. As part of its work on self-care, FIP organised an advisory insight board in November 2023 with frontline community pharmacists, policy experts, educators and researchers to explore the role of pharmacists globally in the effective management of throat and mouth inflammation and to obtain information on the different strategies and challenges faced by pharmacists in this area. This was followed by a FIP digital event in October 2024 at which speakers shared approaches for managing sore throat and mouth inflammation.