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The Ordinary General Assembly of the Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas will be held in Tarija, Bolivia, on 23 November 2024. This event provides an excellent opportunity to come together as a pharmaceutical community, discuss topics of common interest and work together to advance the profession. More details here. |
About us
The Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas (Foro Farmacéutico de las Américas, FFA) was founded on 29 November 1999 by the Pan American Health Organization Regional Office of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), 3 regional and 14 national pharmaceutical organisations in the Americas region. More about the history of the FFA can be found here.
Our priority FIP Development Goals for 2024 are:
- DG 5 (Competency development)
- DG 13 (Policy development)
- DG 17 (Antimicrobial stewardship)
- DG 18 (Access to medicines, devices and services)
- DG 21 (Sustainability in pharmacy)
- Other key priorities are developing a roadmap for pharmacy in Latin America, promoting self-care, expanding vaccination in pharmacies, and improving quality and clinical focus and addressing capacity challenges in pharmacy education.
How we work
Our executive committee is as follows:
- President Mr. Ricardo Pesenti.
- Vice president Mr. Marco Dehesa.
- Vice president & treasurer Mrs Andrea Bagnulo.
- Secretary of pharmaceutical practice Dr Eve Rivero.
- Secretary of pharmaceutical education and workforce development Dr Gladys Lugo.
- Technical secretariat Mr Fernando Puello and Mrs Sabrina Gasdik (Colegio Nacional de Químicos Farmacéuticos de Colombia; CNQFC. Bogotá, Colombia).
The current statutes of the Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas were adopted on April 2024. Click to download the FFA statutes in a pdf.
Contact us! Email ffa@fip.org
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Pharmacy organisations in the Americas region
The following list contains organisations in the region that are Member Organisations, Allied Organisations or Observer Organisations of FIP. This list is non-exhaustive and FIP is continuing to add to this list.
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Organisation |
Member of FIP |
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Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (USA) |
Yes |
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Active Pharmacists for Medical Rebirth by Sanitary Information and Formation from Haiti |
Yes |
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
Yes |
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American Pharmacists Association |
Yes |
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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
Yes |
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Argentinian Pharmaceutical Confederation |
Yes |
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Asociación de Químicos Farmacéuticos del Paraguay |
Yes |
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Bolivian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Yes |
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Brazilian Federal Council of Pharmacy |
Yes |
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Canadian Pharmacists Association |
Yes |
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Caribbean Association of Pharmacists |
Yes |
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Colegio Nacional de Químicos Farmacéuticos de Colombia |
Yes |
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College of Chemists, Biochemists and Pharmacists of Pichincha (Ecuador) |
Yes |
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College of Pharmacists of Costa Rica |
Yes |
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Cuban Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Yes |
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National Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mexico) |
Yes |
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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy |
Yes |
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National College of Pharmacists of Panama |
Yes |
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Nigerian Association of Pharmacists & Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas |
Yes |
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United States Pharmacopeia |
Yes |
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Uruguayan Association of Chemistry and Pharmacy |
Yes |
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Venezuelan Pharmaceutical Federation |
Yes |