The Finnish Pharmacists' Association

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About

Member since 1990

Goals

Our goal is to be strong academic trade union that has impact on society. We support our member in all pharmacy sectors. The Finnish Pharmacists’ Association has impact to social and health care system. We are proficient and eligible partner for stakeholders and policy-makers. Our aim is to be a leader in pharmacy field.

Membership

The Finnish Pharmacists' Association represents 8,000 members, of which 500 are hospital pharmacists working in over 100 hospital pharmacies in Finland.

Specialisation

A 3-4 year programme does exist, but is not legally defined and is not mandatory when working as a hospital pharmacist in Finland. The programme includes clinical pharmacy, medication information, medication safety, research methodology and administration of hospital pharmacy.