Working Group (WG) on “Clinical Pharmacology in Paediatrics” at the Italian Society of Paediatrics (SIP)

The WG on “Clinical Pharmacology in Paediatrics” was established to meet the needs of the modern clinical applied pharmacology in paediatrics, in which deep lacks in education, legislation and regulatory activity have been found. The WG has promoted the drawing up of a guideline on the conduction of clinical trials in paediatrics in cooperation with the Agency for Health Regional Services

Referent: A. Ceci

Italian Group for Pharmacoeconomic Studies (GISF)

Set up in 1998. GISF is involved in the pharmacoeconomic discipline development, mainly minding of methodological aspects. The GISF activities have been oriented to improve the economic evaluations in the pharmaceutical field in cooperation with Scientific Societies. Particularly, it collaborates with the SIF (Italian Society of Pharmacology) and with the SIFEIT.

Referent: P. Baiardi

Task Force Orphan Drugs/Rare diseases
Set up in 1998, the Task Force constitutes an ‘action group’ that encompasses Scientific Researchers, Industries, Patient’s Organisations, interested in improving knowledge and promoting actions for the development of new drugs for orphan diseases. The Task Force cooperates with the European Union and the Italian Istituto Superiore di Sanità in the definition of methodologies for performing clinical trials in small populations.

Referent: P. Baiardi