Clinical and pharmacological analysis of medicines for benefit-entitled citizens

Abstract

Background. Medicines, purchased under the program of providing benefit-entitled citizens of Primorsky territory with demandable medicines in 2014, were analyzed. Methods. It was carried the ABC/VEN-analysis of purchase structure of medicines. Results. It was found that the 25 Group A medicines was spent 80 % and 42 Group B medicines - 15 % and 83 Group C medicines - 5 % of funds. 24 Group A medicines (96 %) belonged to class V of the 25 medicines, according to the criteria VEN-analysis, and only one medicine - to the class E. In the Group B 33 of the 42 medicines (78.6 %) belonged to class V, 5 medicines (11.9 %) - to the class E and 4 medicines (9.5 %) - to the class N. In Group C 55 of 83 medicines (66.3 %) belonged to the class V, 19 medicines (22.9 %) - to the class E medicines and 9 (10.8 %) -to the class N. Conclusions. VEN-analysis showed that the class V (Vital) includes 112 medicines (74,7 %) of 155, the class E (Essential) includes 25 medicines (16,7 %), and the class N (Non-essential) includes 13 medicines (8,6 %). The results of ABC/VEN-analysis allow enhancing efficiency of decision-making process in provision of medicines. The data of the analysis can be used in the process of planning the list of medicines for benefit-entitled citizens.