PROTECTION OF THE ACCESS TO MEDICINES RIGHT AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE
Disabled people remain one of the most vulnerable categories of population. Access to safe, quality and effective medicines as a key element of social well-being among people with disabilities remains of the priorities at the international agenda and national policy. The right of access to medicines among disabled people is not directly speciﬁed in any international document on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, which certainly affects the availability of medicines for this population in various regions of the world. The article examines the main international legal documents in the ﬁeld of protecting the rights of people with disabilities for access to health care services, analyzes the practice of implementing programs for drug provision for people with disabilities in the US and Russia, and outlines the main directions for improving public policy in this area.