Ukraine. Drug sale in Ukraine: sale conditions in retail

Drug retail is permitted only through pharmacies and their structural subdivisions (pharmacy points of sale and pharmacy kiosks). There are legislative requirements as to type, area, sanitary condition and other requirements as to premises, including locker and production area. The retailer shall have necessary number of personnel complying with qualification requirements stipulated by the Licensing conditions, adhere to respective conditions of drug storage and to ensure minimal drug assortment as determined by the MHC of Ukraine etc. The list of internal pharmacy stocks shall be approved by the territorial drug quality inspactorate.

The decree of the MHC of Ukraine dd. 26.11.2004 # 577 determines a list of goods subject to purchase and sale by pharmacy institutions.

Such goods are purchased and sold by pharmacy institutions and their structural subdivisions only provided Ukrainian state registration certificate for such goods or sanitary and hygienic report of the MHC of Ukraine issued in accordance with the established procedure.

The minimal drug assortment for pharmacies is stipulated by the Decree of the MHC of Ukraine dd. 25.11.2004 #569. Pharmacies and their structural subdivisions sale OTC drugs pursuant to the list of OTC drugs permitted for use in Ukraine as approved by the Decree of the MHC of Ukraine dd. 02.11.2009 #793. Pharmacy kiosks sell only officinal OTC drugs. Procedure for sale of drugs and medicinal products in pharmacies and their structural subdivisions is determined by the Decree of the MHC of Ukraine dd. 19.07.2005 #360.

The sale of Rx drugs without a prescription is forbidden. In order to supply village population with drugs and medicinal products there is a Minimal obligatory assortment of drugs and medicinal products to be sold to population in nurse practitioners’ (feldsher’s) and rural medical and obstetrical station as approved by the MHC of Ukraine dd. 27.09.2005 # 495.

Drugs shall be prepared in pharmacies according to the Decree of the MHC of Ukraine dd. 15.12.2004 #626 «On Approval of Rules for Preparation of Drugs in Pharmacies» according to which such preparation of drugs shall be carried out in pharmacies upon prescription and order of prevention and treatment facilities provided they have a license for drug preparation. It shall be noted that drugs prepared in pharmacies are not subject to state registration and their sale to other business entities selling drugs, except prevention and treatment facilities, is prohibited.

Substances and additives (each series, batch) used in drug preparation in pharmacies shall be accompanied with a report on their quality issued by a laboratory attested and/or accredited in accordance with the Procedure on attestation and accreditation of drug quality and safety control laboratories as approved by the MHC of Ukraine dd. 14.01.2004 #10.
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