CHARACTERISTICS OF PREFERENTIAL DRUG PROVISION IN SMOLENSK REGION
Objective. To study the peculiarities of drug provision in Smolensk region. Methods. Analytical, logical and theoretical method as well as content analysis of reference literature were applied. The analysis of the items of drugs of different pharmacological groups registered and allowed for circulation in the Russian Federation was performed. Results. The level of costs of medicines in the Russian Federation per capita is significantly lower than the corresponding levels in the developed countries. Conclusion. The drug provision of the population and healthcare institutions of the Russian Federation remains one of the most acute social problems affecting the nation's health, the possibility of active participation of people in employment and increase of the duration of their life. There are still some thorny issues relating the cost of medicines, the solvency of the population and the sizes of the budgets of the healthcare system.