PASMI requests NIL to provide the report

20 January 2020 PASMI Polish Association of Self Medication Industry has requested through the access to public information the National Medicines Institute (NIL) to provide  an analytical report of studies conducted by NIL for 50 food supplements sold in pharmacies. In 2019, there were over 14000 food supplements notified to the Chief Sanitary Inspector and a year ago...

Discrimination, violation of the freedom of business activity and violation of the autonomy of tax law – these are one of the main allegations against the Ministry of Health’s proposed tax on advertising of food supplements

16 January 2020 On January 9, 2020, a meeting held at the Ministry of Health was dedicated to a draft act implementing tax on advertising food supplement. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health, associations of producers of food supplements as well as television broadcasters and representatives of trade and distribution. Participants of the...

The fee for advertising of food supplements hits in the small and medium-sized enterprises without achieving the goal set by this law

3 January 2020 According to the proposed goal of the draft act on the amendment of certain laws in connection with the promotion of healthy consumer choices, the introduction of fiscal policy is to be a tool for promoting healthy nutritional choices in the field of products for which negative health effects (alcoholism, diabetes, obesity) have been proven,...

PASMI fought for the fate of Qualified People

29 July 2019 60% of currently employed in the pharmaceutical industry Qualified Persons could lose their jobs due to the amendment of the Pharmaceutical Law dated 7th of June, 2018. According to art. 8 of mentioned above amendment, a Qualified Persons, who are not pharmacists, must within six years from the date of entry into force of the...

24th of July – International Self-Medication Day

24 July 2019 On July 24th, the International Self-Care Day is celebrated, which, among other things, reminds us how important it is to engage each one of us in one’s own health. According to the definition of the World Health Organization, self-care is the use of medicines by the patients in the treatment of diseases or symptoms diagnosed...

PASMI Association of Employers “Polish Association of Self-Medication Industry” chose new leadership for another term 2019-2022

17 June 2019 PASMI Association of Employers “Polish Association of Self-Medication Industry” on June 12, 2019 at the General Meeting of Members elected the Management Board and General Board in the term of 2019-2022 in the following composition: MANAGEMENT BOARD: President of the Management Board – Ewa Jankowska (USP Zdrowie Sp. z o.o.) Member of the Management Board...