Upharmacia November 2017
Yuria-Pharm is a Ukrainian leading
producer of infusion solutions. In
9M2017, the company was a #1
supplier on the Ukrainian hospital
drug market with 10% market
share. On the retail drug market,
the company held 10th position.
A ntimonopoly B ody
fined S anofi -A ventis
U kraine and two
distributors
Antimonopoly Committee of
Ukraine fined Sanofi-Aventis
Ukraine and Ukrainian distributors
BaDM and Optima-Pharm for
about UAH 139 mio. The authority
fined that during 2010-2011 the
companies introduced special
conditions for sales and discounts,
stimulating the distribution of
Sanofi’s drug, which had lost
patent protection and had many
substitutes. Thus, according to
Antimonopoly Committee, three
companies were restricting
competition from the side of
cheaper generic drugs.
Sanofi-Aventis Ukraine declared
the intention to appeal against the
decision in court. “The decision of
the Committee creates a precedent
that extends the prohibition
of antimonopoly legislation to
market behavior, which until now
was considered legitimate,” the
company’s statement said.
REGULATORY UPDATES
C hanges to the N ational L ist
W ill B e M ade T his Y ear
On Nov 17, the Draft Resolution of
the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
was published for public discussion
on the website of the Ministry of
Health of Ukraine. The resolution
proposes to supplement the
National List of Essential Medicines
approved by Resolution of the
Government No. 333 on March
25th, 2009, with new positions.
The project was developed in
accordance with the recently
adopted amendments to the
Regulations on the National
List of Essential Medicines and
the Regulations on the Expert
Committee on the Selection and
Use of Essential Medicines.
Thus, the Expert Committee on
the Selection and Use of Essential
Medicines conducted an analysis
of clinical efficacy and safety of
medicinal products confirmed by
evidence-based medicine (without
pharmacoeconomic analysis)
recommended for inclusion in the
National List of Essential Medicines
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in the "fast-track" procedure.
After the approval of the draft
resolution of the Cabinet of
Ministers of Ukraine, the National
List in the revised edition will form
basis for public procurement in
2018.
Subsequently, the National List
will be supplemented with new
positions based on applications
of individuals and legal entities, in
particular, holders of registration
certificates, on the results of
their consideration by the Expert
Committee. Applications are
accepted throughout the calendar
year.
T he P lan of M easures for
R ealization of the R eform
C oncept for F inancing
H ealthcare
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers
of Ukraine No. 821-p as of Nov
15, 2017 approved the Plan of
Measures for the Implementation
of the Reform Concept for Financing
Provided by
Healthcare up to 2020. The Concept
itself was approved at the end
of 2016 in order to create and
implement a new financing model
that provides clear and transparent
guarantees regarding the amount
of free medical care, better financial
protection of citizens in case of
illness, effective and equitable
distribution of public funds and
reduction of informal payments,
creation of incentives for improving
the quality of medical care provision
to the population by state and
municipal healthcare institutions.
Among other things, it is anticipated
that in early 2018 an electronic
system for the international
classification of requests for
primary medical care ICPC-2
will be implemented, electronic
prescriptions for drugs will be
issued, the cost of which will be
reimbursed by the state. In addition,
in the near future, the introduction
of an electronic too