ASSESSMENT OF PHARMACOECONOMIC APPROACHES TO MANAGING THE QUALITY OF DRUG PROVISION IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

Introduction. The high economic component of drug provision in health expenditures requires special attention while reforming the health care system. Previous investigations have shown that a hospital is in demand for a specialist, such as a pharmacoeconomics manager. Objective: to substantiate the necessity of introducing pharmacoeconomic studies into the optimization of drug provision in health care facilities at the level of cardiology and therapy hospitals. Material and methods. A total of 50 questionnaires filled out by cardiologists and therapists were investigated. A specially designed questionnaire consisting of 24 questions was an investigation tool. Questioning, structural analysis, graphical analysis, and statistical methods were used. Results. The investigation provided data from the sociological study assessing the pharmacoeconomic approaches to managing the quality of drug provision for inpatients, which was conducted in Moscow healthcare facilities in 2017. It confirmed the relevance of pharmacoeconomic assessment of the cost of drug therapy for patients. Conclusion. Scientifically grounded recommendations are proposed to improve the health care system for inpatients, by using the methodology of pharmacoeconomics.