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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 Dr Magaly Rodríguez de Bittner.
- Vice president Vacant position.
- Vice president & treasurer Mrs Andrea Bagnulo.
- Secretary of pharmaceutical practice Mrs Liliana Noguera.
- 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 or tel +57 601 7501142 (Mrs Sarbina Gasdik)
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From left: Dr Andrea Bagnulo, FFA treasurer, Dr Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, president, and Dr Gladys Lugo, secretary of pharmaceutical education and workforce development. |
Pharmacy organisations in the Americas region
The following list contains organisations in the region that are known to 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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Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP, USA) |
No |
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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 Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists |
No |
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American College of Clinical Pharmacy |
No |
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American Pharmacists Association |
Yes |
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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
Yes |
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Antigua & Barbuda Pharmaceutical Society |
No |
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Argentinian Pharmaceutical Confederation |
Yes |
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Asociación Argentina de Farmacéuticos de Hospital |
No |
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Asociación Colombiana de Químicos Farmacéuticos Hospitalarios |
No |
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Asociación de Farmacéuticos Hospitalarios de Costa Rica |
No |
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Asociación de Farmacias del Interior (Uruguay) |
No |
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Asociación de Química y Farmacia del Uruguay |
No |
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Asociación de Químicos Farmacéuticos del Paraguay |
Yes |
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Asociación Ecuatoriana de Farmacéuticos Hospitalarios |
No |
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Asociación Farmacéutica Dominicana |
No |
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Asociación Farmacéutica Mexicana |
No |
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Asociación Nacional de Farmacias de México |
No |
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Association des Pharmaciens d'Haïti |
No |
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Bahama Pharmacy Council |
No |
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Barbados Pharmaceutical Society |
No |
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Bermuda Pharmaceutical Association |
No |
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Bolivian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Yes |
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Brazilian Association for Pharmacy Education (ABEF) |
No |
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Brazilian Federal Council of Pharmacy |
Yes |
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Cámara de Farmacias del Paraguay |
No |
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Canadian Pharmacists Association |
Yes |
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Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences |
No |
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Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) |
No |
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Caribbean Association of Pharmacists |
Yes |
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Colegio de Bioquímica y Farmacia de Bolivia |
No |
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Colegio de Farmacéuticos de Puerto Rico |
No |
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Colegio de Farmacéuticos y Químicos de Guatemala |
No |
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Colegio de Químico Farmacéuticos de Honduras |
No |
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Colegio de Químicos Farmacéuticos y Bioquímicos de Chile |
No |
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Colegio de Químicos y Farmacéuticos de El Salvador |
No |
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Colegio Farmaceutico Nicaragua |
No |
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Colegio Mexicano de Farmacia Hospitalaria |
No |
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Colegio Nacional de Farmacéuticos de Panama |
No |
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Colegio Nacional de Químico Farmacéuticos Biólogos México |
No |
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Colegio Nacional de Químicos Farmacéuticos de Colombia |
Yes |
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Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos y Bioquímicos de la Capital Federal |
No |
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Colegio Químico Farmacéutico del Perú |
No |
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College of Chemists and Pharmacists of El Salvador |
No |
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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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De Vereniging van Apothekers in Suriname (Association of Pharmacists in Suriname [VvA]) |
No |
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Dominica Pharmaceutical Society |
No |
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Federación Farmacéutica Venezolana |
No |
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Grenada Association of Pharmacists |
No |
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National Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mexico) |
Yes |
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National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA, USA) |
No |
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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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National Community Pharmacists Association (USA) |
No |
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National Pharmacy Workforce Centre (USA) |
No |
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Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada |
No |
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New Brunswick College of Pharmacists |
No |
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Nigerian Association of Pharmacists & Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas |
Yes |
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Ontario College of Pharmacists |
No |
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Order of Pharmacists of Quebec |
No |
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Panamerican Federation of Pharmacy |
No |
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Pharmaceutical Association of St Lucia |
No |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Jamaica |
No |
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Pharmaceutical Society of Trinidad & Tobago |
No |
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Pharmacists Association of Belize |
No |
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Pharmacy Technician Certification Board |
No |
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South American Pharmaceutical Federation |
No |
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St Vincent & the Grenadines Pharmaceutical Association |
No |
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The Pharmacy Council of Jamaica |
No |
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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 |