The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists ( da, Farmakonomforeningen) is the

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that represents pharmaconomists (experts in pharmaceuticals) and pharmaconomist

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s in

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(including

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

and

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

). The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists has about 5,350 members ( i.e. 98% of all Danish pharmaconomists). Christina Durinck has been

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of the trade union has since 2014. Sanne Hee Johansen has been

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since November 2016. The Danish Association of Pharmaconomists cooperates with Pharmakon—Danish College of Pharmacy Practice and the

Association of Danish Pharmacies Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

and is affiliated with the

FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark FTF – Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (Danish language, Danish: ''FTF'') was founded in 1952 and was one of the three national trade union centers, with about 80 Denmark, Danish trade unions affiliated. History The FTF was founded i ...

. The association publishes the

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''The Pharmaconomist'' 10 times a year. The 5,343 members of the Danish Association of Pharmaconomists are spread within the following areas: *53 % — in community pharmacies and in the Association of Danish Pharmacies. *8 % — in the

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and

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, in medical or clinical laboratories and at

Pharmakon In critical theory, pharmakon is a concept introduced by Jacques Derrida. It is derived from the Greek source term φάρμακον (''phármakon''), a word that can mean either remedy, poison, or scapegoat. In his essay "Plato's Pharmacy", Der ...

— Danish College of Pharmacy Practice. *14 % — at

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hospital pharmacies A hospital pharmacy is a department within a hospital that prepares, compounds, stocks and dispenses inpatient medications. Hospital pharmacies usually stock a larger range of medications, including more specialized and investigational medicatio ...

, the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, in the Danish Ministry of Interior and Health and at the

Danish Medicines Agency The Danish Medicines Agency (Lægemiddelstyrelsen) is an agency under the Danish Ministry of Health and Prevention. The purpose of the agency is to ensure that medicinal products used in Denmark are of satisfactory quality, are safe to use and tha ...

. *9 % — pharmaconomist students (

pharmaconomy In Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands), pharmaconomists ( da, farmakonom) are experts in pharmaceuticals ( da, lægemiddelkyndig) who have trained with a 3-year tertiary degree. Pharmaconomy ( da, farmakonomi) describes either their p ...

students). *16 % — passive memberships.

Sources and external links

Official website

References

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