Development of education on Pharmacoeconomics in Ukraine

Abstract

The education on pharmacoeconomics for postgraduate pharmacists has been introduced in Ukraine since 2000. The objects, the pharmacoeconomic methods and evidence-based pharmacy, specific terms are being systematized and adapted in Ukraine. The discipline of “Pharmacoeconomics” has been entered into curricula, programs for graduate and postgraduate students specializing in pharmacy and clinical pharmacy. We published textbook, tutorials for study on pharmacoeconomics and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine approved of the the pharmacoeconomics curricula, the first author’s textbook for students - "Principles of pharmacoeconomics" (2002), for postgraduate pharmacists “Pharmacoeconomics” (2007) used in 12 medical (pharmaceutical) universities in Ukraine. The active conduct of scientific pharmacoeconomic research in Ukraine, their results are used in the Central Formulary Committee Health of Ukraine while reviewing the State formulary and formulary committees for local formularies. In Ukraine 3 doctoral dissertations and 21 PhD theses were defended during 2004-2012. The results of pharmacoeconomic research in budget purchase and for creation of State Formulary of medicine of Ukraine and local formularies in medical hospitals were used.