Tasks and the main stages of the pharmaceutical commodity science development

Abstract

The study of the current state and trends of development of the foreign economic activity of domestic pharmaceutical companies Aim. To study the current state and trends of the foreign economic activity of pharmaceutical enterprises. Materials and methods. The methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization of mathematical statistics were used in the article. As materials statistical data on the foreign economic activity of pharmaceutical enterprises were applied. Results. It has been determined that the foreign economic activity is implemented by a pharmaceutical enterprise in the form of export of finished medicines, import of active pharmaceutical ingredients, basic and auxiliary materials, equipment, as well as providing services. Export-import operations of domestic pharmaceutical enterprises analyzed indicate an increase in imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients, basic and auxiliary materials, etc., and a decrease in export operations. The main suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredients, basic and auxiliary materials, which include Germany,