ՖՈՐՄՈՒԼՅԱՐԱՅԻՆ ՀԱՄԱԿԱՐԳԸ` ՈՐՊԵՍ ԴԵՂԵՐԻ ԱՐԴՅՈՒՆԱՎԵՏ ԿԻՐԱՌՄԱՆ ԳՈՐԾԻՔ

Abstract

Drug provision is one of the health care key problems in many countries, including Armenia. The World Health Organization is implementing a policy aimed at introducing the principles of effective use of drugs in countries, offering to introduce and improve formulary systems as a tool for effective use of drugs. The formulary system is currently used in all developed countries and provides many advantages, the most important of which is the improvement of health care quality. Formulary list of drugs include only those drugs that are proven effective, safe, high quality and cost-effective, facilitating the work of the prescribers, decreasing medical errors and the complications of pharmacotherapy, thus improving public health indicators. Thus, the formulary system is an effective mechanism, that allows using drugs effectively, reduces the costs of their acquisition and, consequently, improves drugs provision to the population. Therefore, its introduction in health facilities of Armenia will be one of the most effective steps to have positive changes in the health care system.