The President and Council would like to thank all those pharmacists who attended the above event last Thursday 29th January at Lija Football club at 7.30pm. It was a very pleasurable social evening where those present enjoyed networking and sharing experiences. All the feedback was taken on board for consideration. There will be similar events in the very near future. The next...

The Kamra hosted a meeting with AMR and PRIMA on monday 19th January to discuss the recently issued LN 401 of 2014 amending SL 458.49 Prescribing and Dispensing Rules (Medicines Act CAP 458) which introduces generic prescribing and dispensing across the board. The meeting was very cordial and during the same meeting amendments were proposed to LN 401 of 2014 which will be prese...

A model Substance Abuse Free Employee Policy (S.A.F.E) at the workplace was launched yesterday morning 20.01.15 during a business breakfast organised by Aġenzija Sedqa. This was attended by the President and Secretary. Further information may be found here: http://fsws.gov.mt/en/fsws/news/Pages/S-A-F-E-Policy-Launched.aspx The Kamra will keep abreast with Sedqa's programmes...

The Annual General Meeting of the Kamra tal-Ispizjara ta’ Malta (Malta Chamber of Pharmacists) was held recently on Friday 19th December 2014 and elections for a new Executive Council were held. President Mary Ann Sant Fournier was re-elected and the following are the Officials and Members of the incoming Council: President – Mary Ann Sant Fournier Vice-President – Margaret ...

These are the results of the Executive Council elections held at the 2014 AGM yesterday, Friday 19th December 2014.   Total number of valid votes cast: 277 & 1 invalid vote (TOTAL 278)   Palmier Alfie: 123 votes Sant Fournier Mary Ann: 154 votes - ELECTED PRESIDENT   Total number of valid votes cast: 276 & 2 invalid votes (TOTAL 278)   The 15 candidates received the f...

The Malta Chamber of Pharmacists in collaboration with the Maltese Diabetes Association and Malta Pharmaceutical Students Association will be running a health awareness campaign on the occassion of World Diabetes Day (WDD) which is celebrated on the 14th November. The campaign will run from different community pharmacies in Malta and Gozo who have volunteered to participate. Th...

Posters updated:     As a precautionary measure to limit possible exposure to affected areas with Ebola, the Public Health Authorities recommend the general public to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and the Equator Province in Democratic Republic of Congo. If travel to these countries i...

As a precautionary measure to limit possible exposure to affected areas with Ebola, the Public Health Authorities recommend the general public to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. If travel to these countries is unavoidable, the following advice is recommended: § Avoid direct contact with blood or bodil...

The Malta Chamber of Pharmacists is collaborating with the Infectious Diseases Control Unit of the Public Health Department within the Ministry for Energy & Health to organize a meeting for pharmacists on the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus.  The date has been set for the 26th August so far however it will only be confirmed once all the speakers send in their confirmatio...