Upharmacia May 2017
—— be signed and sealed by a doctor ;
—— for drugs , cost of which is subject to reimbursement , prescription should be additionally certified by an official seal of a healthcare institution and red stamp “ subject to reimbursement ”.
In turn , a pharmacist when realizing a medicinal product which is subject to reimbursement , affixes on the prescription written on an old form red stamp “ released for free ” or “ released at a discount ”. The prescription remains in the pharmacy for reporting of released medicinal products which are subject to full or partial reimbursement .
We can assume that in case the draft on the old forms is adopted , similar rules for prescribing and realizing drugs should be followed .
HEALTHCARE NEWS
The Funding of Reimbursement Program will be Increased
At the government meeting , the PM of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman stated that in near future the State Budget would be amended to increase the funding of reimbursement program “ Affordable drugs ” by UAH 250 mio .
“ The program is working over a month . We have both positive achievements and predictable problems ,” Mr . Groysan said . “ The citizens of some cities report on incomplete assortment and shortage of drugs included in the reimbursement list . Some cities have insufficient number of pharmacies . The government will analyze this information .”
The PM instructed the acting Head of the MoH and Vice Prime Minister to analyze the results of the program and systematize problem points . Mr . Groysman also announced the expansion of the List of drugs , which fall under reimbursement . The range of diseases also could be expanded .
The program “ Affordable drugs ” was launched on Apr 1 , 2017 . The initial budget amounted UAH 500 mio . At the beginning of May , Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine reported that above 3 ths pharmacies in Ukraine joined the program .
The EU Supports Medical Reform in Ukraine
The Head of EU Delegation to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli stated that the European Union supports the reforms proposed by acting Head of the MOH Ulana Suprun .
“ We consider the current health system as collapsed in Ukraine and it is absolutely necessary to carry out the reform proposed by Minister Suprun and again for the sake of the poorest Ukrainians , the most vulnerable , not for those who can go to a private clinic ,” Mr . Mingarelli said .
Moreover , the Head of Parliamentary Committee on Public Health also expressed the support to the reform and ensured that the Committee would not block the Draft Laws proposed by the government .
After 10 months in the MOH the new management team headed by Ulana Suprun , has introduced reference pricing and reimbursement of certain categories of medicines as well as implemented international clinical protocols . In Apr , the Parliament approved the Draft Law on healthcare establishments ’ autonomisation .
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