National Medicines Information Network

This working group shares information on the preparation and maintenance of an up-to-date list of medicines and its significance to social welfare and health care professionals and medicine users. The working group also participates in the development of a national list of medications.

This working group promotes the implementation of rational pharmacotherapy for medicine users and, among other things, examines the possibilities of special groups and foreign-language minorities to access reliable information on medicines. The working group responds to these special needs by means such as producing plain-language materials.

This working group promotes the accessibility of reliable pharmaceutical information for medicine users and social welfare and health care professionals and shares information about current and significant topics related to medicinal treatment. Fast access to medicines information benefits both professionals and medicine users, as more time is left for the customer encounter. The working group also highlights the environmental impacts of medicines and the potential for reducing them (such as using medicines according to instructions).

This working group promotes multiprofessional cooperation and pharmacotherapy competence for social welfare and health care professionals. The working group is also responsible for organising the multidisciplinary forum for pharmacotherapy teachers (LOMF) organised every two years by the Finnish Medicines Information Network. The working group maps out the competence of social welfare and health care professionals and promotes the inclusion of medicines information content in training modules.

This working group monitors the implementation of the national medicines information strategy and promotes research and cooperation related to medicines information. The working group shares information about research data on the development of medicines information at the meetings of the network working groups and at events organised by the network.

This working group supports the network’s internal and external communications. The working group consists of communication professionals from organisations operating in the network.

The Finnish National Medicines Day is a joint national theme day for medicine users and health care professionals. The network raises awareness of the importance of reliable medicines information to match the theme of the day. The day is celebrated every year in week 11 all over Finland with events organised by different operators or in cooperation with several local actors.

Read more about the The Finnish National Medicines Day (in Finnish)

LOMF is organised every two years by the members of the “Social and health care professionals have the skills required for pharmacotherapy” working group.

This multiprofessional forum brings together pharmaceutical industry operators, social welfare and health care professionals, students and medicine users to discuss the development of medicines information to match the theme of the forum. The Medicines Information Forum is organised annually in the autumn.