ANALYSIS OF PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET OF ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Abstract

Oral hypoglycemic agents are currently of great use in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and are becoming increasingly relevant in medical practice. Data from the Republican Medical Information Center, the Department of Drug Supply and Medical Equipment of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic on registration of oral hypoglycemic agents, price lists of wholesale pharmaceutical companies have been studied. We conducted a content analysis of the pharmaceutical market for oral hypoglycemic agents according to the nomenclature, actual volumes, manufacturers, dosage forms, anatomical-therapeutic-chemical (ATCh) groups of classification and segmentation by price characteristics in the Kyrgyz Republic.According to the results of the study, it was established that 90 trade names of oral hypoglycemic agents are present on thepharmaceutical market of the Kyrgyz Republic. Among suppliers, Turkey, India and Germany occupy leading positions. The largest part of the assortment consists of preparations from the group of biguanides. According to the results of price segmentation of the market of oral hypoglycemic agents, it was determined that they continue to be economically inaccessible for the population of Kyrgyzstan.