Sociological Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Activity: Determining the Subject Field
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https://doi.org/10.29038/2306-3971-2018-01-18-27Keywords:
sociology of medicine, medicalization, institute of pharmacyAbstract
Over the past decades, the expansion of the subject field of sociology has continued. One of these pioneering and, at the same time, practically oriented areas is the sociological evolution of the functioning of the health care system. Under the conditions of reforming this system, the perception of relevant managerial innovations by the population becomes of special significance. The corresponding transformation of political and managerial approaches to regulation of the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector is taking place today in Ukrainian society. In particular, it is about such innovations as: Government program «Available medicines», which provides for full or partial reimbursement of the cost of drugs from number of diseases; change of mechanisms of state procurement of medicines (expansion of control of international non-governmental organizations for state purchases of medicines); regulation of prices on the basis of reference pricing; creation of the electronic base of E-health – an integrated register of medical institutions, doctors and patients etc. The subject field of sociological evolution of the functioning of the institution of pharmacy covers a range of issues such as: studying the awareness of citizens about the organization of the population supply with medicinal products; identification of the factors of choice of drugs and mechanisms of provision of pharmaceutical services by the consumers; assessing the effectiveness of the pharmaceutical sector reform efforts by individuals and groups involved in these processes; clarification of the degree of satisfaction of consumers of medicinal products with quality, price of medicinal products, level of pharmaceutical services, etc.
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