The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a decision that simplifies access to essential medicines for rural residents

The Cabinet of Ministers has canceled the requirement in the Licensing Regulations to dispense medicines according to the outdated minimum list, which was mandatory for paramedic and obstetric stations (FAPs) since 2005. About this reported Ministry of Health.

This decision will simplify the sale of medicines in rural health posts and improve access to essential medicines for villagers. Now the supply of medicines will be determined not by a formal list, but by the real needs of the community.

According to the government, this decision removes unnecessary bureaucratic barriers, makes the system more flexible, and gives patients in rural areas better access to the medicines they need.

The mechanism of work will look like this: a licensed pharmacy enters into an agreement with a rural health center or a village hospital. Healthcare workers collect orders from patients, pass them to the pharmacy, and the pharmacy delivers the medicines to the rural health post. The health center then sells the medicines to the community.

Today, 755 paramedic stations and outpatient clinics, 590 rural and district hospitals and outpatient clinics, and 49 medical centers have such agreements.

• On September 4, Andriy Zhuk, co-founder and chairman of the board of the Retailers Association of Ukraine (RAU), said that in the near future pharmacy retail is expected to decline.