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FIP has supported its member organisation, the College of Pharmaceutical Chemists of Chile (CPCC), in its advocacy efforts against Bill No. 18.719-11. The bill would allow other health professionals or higher-level health technicians to take on the technical direction of community pharmacies in place of pharmacists. FIP wrote letters to the Minister of Health and to chairs of the Health Committees of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, which were delivered personally by CPCC president Héctor Torres Aguilera. The letters, signed by FIP leadership, the FIP Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas and the FIP Community Pharmacy Section, set out the risks the bill poses to access to medicines, quality of care and patient safety. They draw on FIP’s Roadmap for the advancement of community pharmacy in Latin America, which calls for the mandatory presence of a pharmacist throughout pharmacy opening hours, as well as FIP policy statements and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) guidance. The letters also put forward constructive alternatives to improve access in rural areas:
- A national plan for territorial pharmaceutical access,
- An accreditation system for pharmacies as healthcare establishments, and
- Stronger pharmaceutical governance within the Ministry of Health.
The college delivered the letter to the minister on 3 November and also shared it with the PAHO/WHO Country Office in Chile. FIP Member Organisations facing similar legislative or regulatory challenges are encouraged to contact the FIP membership team (membership@fip.org).