[7] At the University of Catania, he was, among other roles, the Director of the International PhD Program in Neuropharmacology (2002–2013) and he is the coordinator of the master's degree in drug regulatory affairs.

[11] He was fully readmitted as Professor in October 2019, when he was elected President of the CERD (Center for Research and Consultation on HTA and Drugs Regulatory Affairs) of the University of Catania.

[12] In 2020, Filippo Drago was appointed as chairman of the International Advisory Council within the Human Health Education and Research Foundation (HHERF).

[16][17] In 2014, Drago was among the recipients of the "Rodolfo Paoletti Medal", which was established to "honour distinguished pharmacologists who have achieved merits for the discipline of pharmacology in Europe".

[18] In 2021, Filippo Drago became an "ARVO Golden Fellow" for his commitment "to advance research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders”.