Comparative analysis of drug consumption for the treatment of epilepsy in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus

Abstract

The aim to conduct a comparative analysis of the population's consumption of antiepileptic drugs in the retail pharmaceutical markets of developing countries, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus in the period 2016-2020. Materials and methods. The objects of the research were the data of marketing agencies that monitor the domestic pharmaceutical market in the countries under study. In particular, the range of AED in Ukraine was determined using the market research system «Pharmstandard» of the company «Morion». Analytical-comparative, systematic, graphical, logical, mathematical-statistical research methods were used. Results. The results of the study show that the market of antiepileptic drugs in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus mainly depends on foreign manufacturers, in particular by 60 %, 92 % and 46 % respectively in 2020, and does not meet the needs of the population in accordance with WHO recommendations. It is established that in the market of Ukraine, Kazakhstan during 2016-2019 there is a general trend of increasing retail sales of antiepileptic drugs, which are not included in the WHO Basic List of Essential Medicines, both in natural and in monetary terms. The results of the analysis of retail sales of drugs in the Belarusian market in quantitative and monetary terms indicate an increase in sales of drugs for the treatment of epilepsy, which are included in the WHO Basic List of Essential Medicines. Conclusions. The presence in Ukraine of a difficult situation with the consumption of antiepileptic drugs in comparison with other countries of the reference group indicates the need to implement comprehensive programs to combat the spread of epilepsy and the introduction of models for the rational use of limited health resources