EXPERT ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF SOCIAL RELATIONS SUBJECTS IN REGULATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SAFETY IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The issue of pharmaceutical safety in Ukraine is in the focus of attention of many researchers. At the same time, the level of influence of social relations subjects on the state of pharmaceutical safety of the state remains unexplored. The aim of the work is find out the opinion of the pharmaceutical community about the level of responsibility of social relations subjects for the state of pharmaceutical safety in Ukraine. Materials and methods. The subject of the study was the role of 14 social relations subjects. The methods used were a questionnaire survey using Google Forms, combined with expert assessment, as well as mathematical statistics and generalization. 166 scientific and pedagogical workers and pharmacy workers participated in the survey. Results. Among the 14 social relations subjects, the highest level of responsibility for the state of pharmaceutical safety in Ukraine is characteristic of the central executive bodies of Ukraine in the field of health care (the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control, the National Health Service of Ukraine), and to a lesser extent - for regional and local government bodies and non-pharmaceutical public associations. Almost four-fifths of experts noted the protection of the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of Ukrainian citizens as the most important priority of the National Security Strategy of Ukraine for promoting the development of pharmaceutical safety. Conclusions. Through expert assessment different levels of responsibility of 14 social relations subjects for the state of pharmaceutical safety in Ukraine were established. A high degree of promotion of the development of pharmaceutical safety of the five priorities of the National Security Strategy of Ukraine was revealed.