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2025

Priority Area 19 "Attracting, retaining and developing talent"

Conclusion of the Proposal for Action: "Carrying out awareness-raising campaigns among higher education and secondary/professional students, professionals and civil society (schools, residential organisations for the elderly), highlighting the positive impact that pharmacy teams have on the lives of communities: in particular, it is worth highlighting the organisation of targeted forums and participation in job fairs and conferences, as well as the promotion of seminars and courses at higher education institutions that teach Integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences, the development of a practical guide for curricular internships, and the promotion of spaces for promoting the profession.”

 

Priority Area 19 "Attracting, retaining and developing talent" 

Conclusion of the Proposal for Action: “Implementation of career models and competitive labour practices and in particular of the new Collective Labour Agreements, with adjustment of responsibilities, remuneration and working hours, with the aim of offering a rewarding working environment and encouraging continuous professional development and career progression; preparation of the Career Management Manual and implementation support tool for pharmacies; preparation of the Performance Management and Assessment Manual and implementation support tool for pharmacies; holding of practical sessions for the implementation of the aforementioned tools and manuals.”

 

Priority Area 42 "Community Pharmacy Research" 

Conclusion of the Proposal for Action: "Participation of Community Pharmacies in clinical trials."

 

Priority Area 45 "Balancing pharmaceutical care - review of availability shifts " 

Conclusion of the Proposal for Action: "Revision of the legal framework governing the opening hours of pharmacies, applying criteria that ensure the balance of pharmaceutical care throughout the territory and promote the sustainability of the pharmacy network."

2024

Priority Area 21 "Guidelines for the management of human resources in Community Pharmacy"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Review of guidelines for team management and human resources development in community pharmacy in Portugal."

 

Priority Area 3 "Vaccination in complementarity with the NHS"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "A definitive regulatory amendment to the current law, allowing free access to seasonal vaccinations in community pharmacies under the same conditions of access that exist in the NHS network."

 

Portuguese Pharmacies' White Book WebApp: Go Live

 

Priority Area 14 "Hospital-Only Medicine Dispensing in Community Pharmacies"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Financing the community pharmacy dispensary service".

 

Priority area 33 "Medicines prescription and dispensing regulations"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Reviewing and updating the regulations for prescribing and dispensing medicines".

Priority area 49 "Attractiveness of the domestic market"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Reversal of the policy of lowering the price of medicines in Portugal, allowing the sustainability of the medicine value chain and availability at national level".

Priority area 20 "Lifelong professional training"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Boosting investment in the continuous training of pharmacists, to develop services and interventions".

2023

Priority Area 1 "Prevention and Screening of Viral Hepatitis and HIV" 

Conclusion of the Proposal for Action: "Dispensing of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in community pharmacies". 

 

Priority Area 14 "Hospital-Only Medicine Dispensing in Community Pharmacies"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Implementation of dispensing hospital medicines in community pharmacies through a sustainable and nationwide model".

Public Presentation Event of the White Book

Presentation at a Conference held at the Portuguese Parliament, attended by political parties and relevant entities in the sector. 

Priority area 33 "Medicines prescription and dispensing regulations" 

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Consolidate the changes to the electronic prescription, so that each person’s prescriptions are aggregated into a single profile available to the pharmacist (instead of disassociated prescription codes)". 

 

Priority Area 11 "Renewal of chronic therapy"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Development of the pharmaceutical service for the replacement of chronic therapy, which consists of the activation of prescription lines by the physician, with a pre-established period, allowing the pharmacist to dispense medicines prescribed for chronic diseases continuously".

Priority Area 3 "Vaccination in complementarity with the NHS"

Conclusion of the Proposal of Action: "Granting pharmacists access, viewing and registration to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and information on the e-Vaccines platform, subject to the user’s authorisation".

Strategic Formulation and Definition of Scenarios

Preparation of the Portuguese Pharmacies' White Book.

2022

External Auscultation

30 national and international external entities consulted in interviews.

Internal Auscultation

45 sessions with the participation of 341 pharmacies and more than 400 ANF employees. More that 2000 contributions collected.

Initial Diagnosis

Compilation of information for the preparation of the interviews to be carried out and consolidation of the studies.

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