About 200 medicines, many of which have no analogues, will disappear from pharmacy shelves and hospitals in Russia
Suppliers are leaving the Russian market due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the collapsing ruble exchange rate
Author name: Галина ЛАПА
Five chambers of medical professions. What should be the medical self-governance in Ukraine?
5 bills on physician self-governance were submitted to the Parliament, none of them were passed
What was found during raids on pharmacies in Khmelnytskyi?
During the raids the facts of violation of part 5 of article 8 of the Law of Ukraine “On Advertising” were established
When is a patient entitled to a free CT scan? Explanation of the NHS
The state pays for patients to undergo computed tomography. This examination, as well as consultations with doctors, medical support, operations, etc. in medical institutions that have an agreement with the National Health Service of Ukraine, is free for the patient.
The government explained who will write a prescription for a prescription drug if a doctor is not available
In 2022, amendments to the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine from 19.07.2005 № 360, regulating the rules of prescriptions and the order of their release were adopted. The medication can be prescribed by a paramedic In particular, it is permitted for paramedics of a separate structural subdivision of an outpatient clinic of […]
Bristol Myers will work with SpaceX to experiment with the company’s drugs in microgravity conditions
Building on the previous BMS-ISS project conducted in 2020, a select range of BMS drugs are headed to orbit, where researchers will study the crystallization of biotherapeutic drugs in microgravity, writes fiercepharma.com. According to an ISS Lab press release, some crystals grow larger and more ordered in space than on Earth. The pharma company hopes […]
What medications can I get for free or with partial payment?
The program works for patients with cardiovascular disease, chronic lower respiratory disease, type II diabetes, type I diabetes, non-sugar diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, behavioral and psychiatric disorders, epilepsy, and for immunosuppressive therapy in post-surgery. Patients who need outpatient care can get the medications covered by the program at no cost or with a small copayment. The […]
Invention to help save lives of pregnant women with covidae patented
From September 2020 to October 2022, 137 pregnant women at 22-41 weeks of gestation were hospitalized in specialized beds. In 20% of pregnant women, the general condition at hospitalization was considered “severe”. Respiratory failure of І-ІІІ degree was observed in almost 25% of hospitalized patients. Bilateral polysegmental pneumonia was diagnosed by ultrasound in 46%, and […]
E-commerce of medicine. What rights the consumer has and what the pharmacist should know about
As of today, electronic retail trade in medicines is regulated by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1002 dd. 22.09.2021 “On Amendments to the License Conditions for Production of Business Activities for Manufacture of Medicines, Wholesale and Retail Trade in Medicines, Import of Medicines (Except Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) The standard form of […]
Why is iodine solution ineffective? Answers to questions about iodine prophylaxis that a pharmacist should know
Why is iodine solution ineffective? Because it contains the same potassium iodide? Other types of iodine solutions (alcoholic iodine solution, Lugol’s solution, povidone iodine) are not absorbed or accumulated in the thyroid gland and will not protect against radioactive iodine. It is a matter of both ingestion and application of iodine nets. Taking these drugs […]