Overview

• In Spain, pharmacies marked the day with public screenings and outreach, including a Granada health tent offering blood pressure, glucose and osteoporosis checks and referrals when risks were detected.
• Castilla y León and several towns in Pontevedra illuminated civic buildings in green under the FIP theme “Piensa en salud, piensa en farmacia,” underscoring pharmacists’ accessibility across the region.
• Valencia’s college (MICOF) confirmed a 16 October homage to professionals affected by the 2024 DANA and will present a community‑pharmacy emergency protocol developed with Farmamundi and the regional pharmacy directorate.
• MICOF highlighted February’s switch to digital verification in the Comunitat Valenciana, reporting roughly a 90% cut in paper use and improved medicine traceability that frees time for patient care.
• Calls for fuller integration grew louder in Castilla‑La Mancha, where the regional college urged direct participation in care teams as officials cited ongoing collaboration; internationally, Peru reported 68% self‑medication over the past year with weak enforcement of prescription rules for antibiotics.