Tambassis retires from the WPC Board as he hands over the Australian Guild Presidency

March 21, 2021

Doug Hoey elected as President of the WPC

June 21, 2021

October 12, 2021

WPC welcomes Tabula Rasa HealthCare as new Affiliate Member

Top Australian Health Minister: “community pharmacists around the world truly heroic”. 

September 18, 2020

Community pharmacy vaccination services ensure optimal use of Covid-19 vaccines

December 10, 2020

January 13, 2021

WPC statement on Community Pharmacy Covid-19 Vaccinations

Across the world, countries battling the coronavirus are depending on their community pharmacies to provide healthcare and medicines to their population. Patients are being encouraged to use their pharmacies for advice, and governments are depending on pharmacies to manage limited supplies of medicines. Pharmacies work hard to ensure all their patients have the medicines they need, limiting stockp...

Covid-19:community pharmacies on the front line

April 7, 2020

Covid-19:USA pharmacy leader interviewed on Fox News

April 9, 2020

May 3, 2020

Pandemic Preparedness - Optimising the Use of the Pharmacy Network 

Member organisations of the World Pharmacy Council met in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 17th, to agree a strategy for the Council for the five years 2020 to 2025, and to consider and review the 2019 Sector Analysis produced by the Council’s Chief Economist.

WPC member meeting August 2019

August 29, 2019

The concept of clinical governance is a system to ensure continuous quality improvement in the provision of services. The elements may be found in legal or professional regulatory requirements, or in voluntary quality systems. The WPC has collated a report based on survey responses from nine countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, UK an...

2019 Clinical Governance survey report

November 5, 2019

Community pharmacies in countries across the globe are using their unique abilities as the most accessible health service to help patients as cases of Covid 19 spread internationally. Pharmacies are taking a range of measures including providing information and advice to their communities and patients about the disease:    How to identify symptoms;Managing risks by good hygiene prac...

March 19, 2020

Community pharmacies support the battle against COVID-19 coronavirus

NCPA says the policies addressed in the rule are necessary and long overdue to ensure greater drug pricing transparency for patients and pharmacies alike....MORE

USA: Proposed Drug Pricing Rule is a Leap Forward for Patients and Pharmacies

November 30, 2018

The most frequent ED cases that could be managed by a pharmacist included skin related concerns like dermatitis and other conditions like a cough or inflammation of the ear canal, nasal passages, and throat.MORE

Pharmacists could dramatically reduce ER visits, according to new study

January 11, 2019

Member organisations of the World Pharmacy Council met on the Gold Coast, Australia, on March 9th, to debate community pharmacy adherence services and examine research and evidence of effectiveness.

March 9, 2019

WPC member meeting March 2019

Saskatchewan pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe hormonal and emergency contraceptives, as well as medications for ailments such as uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women and erectile dysfunction.....MORE

October 30, 2018

Pharmacists in Saskatchewan will be able to prescribe medication for minor ailments