Research Network for Rational Pharmacotherapy (RATTI)

The Research Network for Rational Pharmacotherapy aims at:

• Disseminating information and increasing multidisciplinary cooperation in rational pharmacotherapy research projects
• Integrating research and development as part of the operations of social welfare and health care regions
• More effective utilisation of new data repositories and existing data resources
• Promoting research funding and research method competence

Fimea coordinates the research network that operates, for example, in the following ways:

• Research seminars and regional networking events
• Joint discussion and communications channel in LinkedIn
• A newsletter published 3–4 times a year (subscribe for the newsletter, in Finnish)

The operation of the network is based on the Research Strategy for Rational Pharmacotherapy. Prepared as part of the Rational Pharmacotherapy Action Plan of Prime Minister Sipilä’s Government Programme, the research strategy was published together with the other reports prepared under the action plan.

The operations of the network focus on improving the preconditions for research in the field of rational pharmacotherapy.

Check out the patient engagement checklist for researchers (pdf)

The checklist and its appendices aim to encourage researchers to develop close long-term cooperation with patient organisations and to provide concrete tips on the stages of research where the patient perspective should be taken into account. The aim is to strengthen patient engagement in studies on rational pharmacotherapy, medicines information and medication safety to increase the impact of this research.

• Patient engagement checklist for researchers (pdf)
• Why should a researcher in rational medicine use collaborate with patient organisations? (png)
• As a researcher, how can I develop collaboration with patient organisations? (png)
• Accessible text equivalents for appendix images 1 and 2 (pdf)

Read more: Rational pharmacotherapy researchers – check out the patient participation checklist (Fimea’s news article 4.5.2023)

Downloadable logos

The Research Network for Rational Pharmacotherapy logo (jpg-zip)

Read more

Research for Evidence-Informed Decision-making. Research Strategy for Rational Pharmacotherapy 2018–2022