Pharmacy Practice and Education in Austria.

Thierry Langer,Jeffrey Atkinson,Helmut Spreitzer,Teresa Ditfurth,Gunar Stemer

doi:10.3390/pharmacy6030055

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Abstract

The PHARMINE (“Pharmacy Education in Europe”) project studied pharmacy practice and education in the European Union (EU) member states. The work was carried out using an electronic survey sent to chosen pharmacy representatives. The surveys of the individual member states are now being published as reference documents for students and staff interested in research on pharmacy education in the EU and in mobility. This paper presents the results of the PHARMINE survey on pharmacy practice and education in Austria. In the light of this, we examine the harmonisation of practice and education in Austria with EU norms.

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The PHARMINE (“Pharmacy Education in Europe”) consortium surveyed the state of pharmacy practice and education in the member states of the European Union (EU), including Austria, between
This paper looks at how the EU directive and the Bologna recommendations apply in a country, Austria that has been a member of the EU for quite some time
Pharmacy practice is harmonized with EU norms Austria has fewer pharmacies than the EU average and more pharmacists per pharmacy

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The PHARMINE (“Pharmacy Education in Europe”) consortium surveyed the state of pharmacy practice and education in the member states of the European Union (EU), including Austria, between2008 and 2011, with an update in 2017. Freedom of movement and of exercise of profession is the cornerstone To ensure this there is a system of automatic recognition of professional qualifications for sectoral professions such as pharmacists. For all other professions such restictions do not exist To work in another EU member state, such professionals apply to the relevant authority of that country, providing proof of the qualifications obtained in their home state. Such procedures are regulated by directives issued by the European Commission of the EU. The latter are ordinances laying down the broad imperatives on the practice and education of the given profession [2].

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