Upharmacia June 2017
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• Adults who are prescribed a human insulin preparation who do not have contraindications to treatment with insulin analogues and who are willing to fund the cost of the preparation which is an insulin analog .
HEALTHCARE NEWS
eHealth System was Launched in Ukraine
On 19 / 06 / 2017 , the National electronic system eHealth was launched . It is aimed to the collection of data about hospitals , physicians and patients as well as track the services provided at the expense of the state . eHealts system should become the necessary basis within the reformation of the Ukrainian healthcare system , as it will allow to identify how much money the state pays to the hospital for services it provided . The system will allow the patient to make an appointment with doctor online , to receive an electronic prescription , to check out what the doctor has prescribed , have access to an e-card , have an opportunity to get a referral to a specialist .
Since Oct 1 , 2017 , the drug reimbursement projects will operate through eHealth system . Since Apr 1 , 2018 , eHealth system will become compulsory for the use by physicians and patients . The MoH plans to register all medical organizations in Ukraine by that time . After that , the system will be registering all physicians and patients .
The costs of eHealth system development amounted USD 400 ths . The funds were provided by USAID and the embassy of Canada .
About 2 mio Prescriptions Issued within Reimbursement Program
After 3 months since the launch of “ Affordable drugs ” reimbursement program , about 2 mio prescriptions for preferential drugs were issued . The average check value amounted UAH 32 . About 6 ths pharmacies had joined the program and received UAH 67 mio from the state refunded . According to the poll held by Pharmacy professional association of Ukraine ( PPAU ),
15 % of pharmacies have seen the increase in their revenues concerned with participation in the program . While 31 % of responders reported the decrease in their revenues . 54 % of pharmacies noted that participation in the program has not change their revenues . Moreover , 71.2 % of responders said they are not provided with the full volume of medicines , which are subject to the reimbursement . The main reason for this is the absence of such medicines from producers and distributors . 80 % of pharmacies from the poll reported that the refunds from the state are carried out of time .
The reimbursement list includes 157 brand names of medicines against cardiovascular diseases , bronchial asthma and diabetes . The MOH plans to update the list by the end of July .
Public Procurements of Drugs through International
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