PASMI Polish Association of Self-Medication Industry with the Board’s resolution of 21st June 2018 admitted Polski Komitet Zielarski as a supporting member.
“The new form of cooperation between organizations is an important stage in the development of each of them. PASMI is open to creating a platform for dialogue aimed at supporting initiatives pursuing recommending and implementing sustainable and beneficial legal and economic regulations allowing for the further development and innovation of the pharmaceutical industry. Admission as a supporting member of Polski Komitet Zielarski is an additional space for PASMI to support solutions dedicated to patients and consumers. ” – says PASMI’s President, Ewa Jankowska.
Polski Komitet Zielarski’s one of the most important tasks is to create views on contemporary herbal medicine and the promotion of Polish herbal products in Europe. The aim of the association is also to disseminate knowledge about herb processing and herbal medicine, promoting ethical standards in trade, agriculture, industry, science and other fields related to herb processing and herbal medicine.
“Polski Komitet Zielarski considers cooperation with PASMI as another important step in the development of Polish herbal medicine and herb processing. The Committee’s operations are in the vast majority consistent with PASMI activities, especially those concerning legal and system solutions in the field of OTC drugs. This is an exceptionally important event for Polski Komitet Zielarski strengthening the domestic market of herbal products. First of all, it offers the possibility of jointly creating views on rational phytotherapy and rational food supplementation. ” – says PKZ’s President, dr Jerzy Jambor.
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PASMI “Polish Association of Self-Medication Industry” Employers’ Association promotes the responsible self medication among the society through a conscious and safe use of products classified as drugs sold without Prescription. It pursues to establish relevant legal and systematic solutions for the development of the responsible use of OTC drugs as one of the elements of the healthcare system.
PASMI cooperates actively with European organisations whose goals and operations are in line with the statutory activity of PASMI. PASMI is a member of AESGP – Association of the European Self-Medication Industry. Currently, the Association has 19 members: Aboca, Adamed Consumer Healthcare, A&D Pharma, Bayer, Biocodex, GSK, Johnson&Johnson, Klosterfrau, Omega Pharma Poland, Pfizer, Polpharma, Queisser Pharma, Reckitt Benckiser, Sanofi, Takeda, Teva, USP Zdrowie, Verco, Walmark oraz Polski Komitet Zielarski jako członek wspierający.
Polski Komitet Zielarski established in 1930 (reactivated in 1993) is an association integrating the entire environment associated with herbal medicine and herb processing in Poland. It is also the only national organization representing Poland in the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP). It brings together around 200 regular members and over 20 supporting members. Full members are natural persons professionally dealing with herbal medicine and herb processing, employed in various enterprises and institutions, at universities and scientific institutes, there are also many herb growers, while a group of supporting members comprises enterprises operating in Poland that grow herbs and deal with herbal processing.
