State Enterprise “Medical Procurement of Ukraine” (MZU) for seven months of 2023 within the framework of centralized procurement contracted 547 items of medicines and medical products for the amount of almost UAH 4 billion.
According to the Ministry of Health, the goods contracted in 2023 for the amount of more than 325.5 million UAH have already been shipped to medical institutions.
In addition, the Ministry of Health reminds that in 2023 it is planned to purchase medical equipment worth more than 2 billion UAH. We are talking about linear gas pedals, MRI machines, equipment for forensic medicine and other equipment.
The Ministry of Health also specifies that the medical goods purchased in 2022 with a total value of UAH 5.9 billion have already been delivered to hospitals.
The Ministry of Health reminds that in 2023 hospitals can use for the procurement of medical goods electronic catalog Prozorro Market, the medical part of which is administered by the Ministry of Health. Currently, the catalog has more than 3,800 medical goods of different categories. The volume of sales of medical goods through the e-catalog for the first seven months of 2023 is 285 million UAH.
The catalog for procurement in 2023 was used by 2,600 hospitals, which concluded 2,353 contracts, saving UAH 31 million.
The authorities of Amsterdam, meeting the wishes of the citizens, are tightening the rules for the use of drugs and alcohol on the streets, which have long attracted visitors with its freedom of morality.
In May, cannabis smoking will be banned outdoors in the Red Light District due to complaints from residents who are disturbed by the mess made by tourists. In addition, sex workers will begin to stop working and close their establishments at 3 a.m. Also from 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays restaurants and bars will be closed and from 1 am will be stopped to let new visitors in the quarters of the Old Town of Amsterdam.
So far, the sale of alcohol in the red-light district is prohibited from four in the morning from Thursday to Sunday. In addition the authorities will now require the owners of the stores at this time to remove alcohol from the windows, and in general from sight. It is already illegal to drink alcohol in most public places in Amsterdam.
Current Dutch law criminalizes the possession, production and sale of drugs. However, law enforcement authorities do allow cannabis to be sold in coffee shops, subject to strict rules. In particular, these establishments must not disturb public order and do not attract foreign drug dealers.
In addition, the Amsterdam city council will launch a campaign in the spring aimed at discouraging tourists from the city who come here specifically for alcohol, drugs and sex.
Darnytsa (Kyiv) pharmaceutical company in 2022 slightly reduced the production of drugs in physical terms – from 181 mln packs in 2021 to 173 mln packs in 2022, as the company informed Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
At the same time, according to its press release, Darnitsa occupies 15.7% of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market, twice as much as its closest competitor.
“If in 2021 every seventh pack of drugs sold in pharmacies was made by “Darnitsa”, then in 2022 it is every sixth pack,” – according to the press release.
In total, in 2022 the company produced about 19 million packages of ampoules, 9 million packages of infusion solutions and 130 million packages of tablets and capsules.
At the same time, it is noted that “Darnitsa” has not stopped working since the first days of the full-scale war. In March it produced 60% of the pre-war volume of drugs, and in April it returned to pre-war production volumes in full.
PJSC “Pharmaceutical company “Darnitsa” is the leader of Ukrainian pharmaceutical market in physical terms. The company has been on the market for more than 90 years and manufactures 180 brands of drugs in 15 different forms. Strategic directions of portfolio development – cardiology, neurology, pain management.
The company was founded in 1930. According to the Uniform State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the company’s ultimate beneficiary is Gleb Zagori.
Darnitsa pharmaceutical company (Kyiv), within the framework of cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the National Security and Defense Council, has registered and produced the drug Potassium Iodide-125-Darnitsa, designed to protect people from radiation, Dmytro Shymkiv, the chairman of the board of directors of Darnitsa Group, wrote about this on Facebook.
He said that the drug was created in accordance with the regulations for iodine prophylaxis in the event of a radiation accident.
In addition, Shymkiv said that last week Darnitsa donated 525,000 packages (5.25 million tablets) from the first batch of Potassium Iodide-125-Darnitsa to the public health center of the Ministry of Health for free. This will make it possible to carry out iodine prophylaxis if necessary for more than 5 million people.
Potassium iodide is used to protect the thyroid from radiation buildup. The risk of radiation damage to the thyroid gland can be reduced or even leveled with the timely appointment of iodine prophylaxis. The optimal effect of iodine prophylaxis is achieved with preventive intake of potassium iodide for 6 hours or less, as well as simultaneously with the intake of radioactive isotopes of iodine or entering the contaminated zone.
Ukraine will launch an electronic prescription for all prescription drugs in March 2022, Head of the Parliament Committee on Public Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance MP Mykhailo Radutsky (Servant of the People faction) said.
“Three weeks ago, at a meeting of the committee, I initiated consideration of the issue of introducing an e-prescription. We agreed with the leadership of the Ministry of Health, the National Health Service and the State Expert Center on a clear timetable for the implementation of the project. In general terms, the plan is as follows: in September of this year, a tender is planned for the development of software for the e-prescription introduction in the electronic health care system. In early 2022, the Ministry of Health will conduct training for doctors and pharmacists on how to use the system. The E-prescription for insulin drugs will start working in October, for all prescription drugs – in March 2022,” he wrote on Facebook.
As Radutsky said, with the introduction of the e-prescription, the uncontrolled sale of drugs, in particular antibiotics, will stop, and control over the prescription of drugs will appear.
“Already in 2021, the patient’s electronic medical record should start working. All information about the patient, the treatment plan, prescribed medications will be collected there. With the advent of the e-prescription, the doctor will be forced to prescribe drugs not at his own discretion, but according to the treatment plan – in accordance with the approved protocols. Accordingly, it will be possible to control the correctness of the actions of a medical worker,” he said.
Retail sales of medicines in January 2021 in monetary terms decreased 16.5% compared to January 2020, to UAH 3.117 billion, in packages they decreased by 34.2%, to 36 million units.
At the same time, according to the data provided in the SMD report, domestic manufacturers accounted for 69% of the market in volume terms, while in monetary terms, their share accounted for 35% of the market.
In packages, the top three market leaders included Darnitsa, Farmak and Kyiv Vitamin Plant.
In monetary terms, the top three dealers included Farmak, Sanofi and Darnitsa.
