ASSORTMENT ANALYSIS OF ANTIHISTAMINE DRUGS FOR SYSTEMIC USE IN PHARMACY ORGANIZATIONS OF CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT

Abstract

Purpose: analysis of the assortment of antihistamines for systemic application used for allergic diseases in pharmacy organizations of the Central Federal District.Material and methods. Data from the State Register of Medicines, price lists of distribution companies, pharmacy organizations. In the course of the work, structural, systemic and comparative methods of analysis were applied.Results and discussion. It has been established that the number of analyzed medicines is much lower than in the State Registerof Medicines (μ = 89 vs 215); solid dosage forms are dominant, the bulk of which are tablets (μ = 74,3 %); medicines in the price segment from 100 to 500 rubles are in greatest demand (μ =61,8%), more than 50% of regional markets are provided by domestic enterprises.Conclusions. In the studied regions, all pharmacotherapeutic groups of medicines and almost all dosage forms are present, however, a low depth coefficient (0,4) indicates that many drugs that are registered are not available in pharmacies due to reduced demand due to high cost, side effects or absence in the price lists of firms.