АУДИТ ФАСОВАНОЇ ПРОДУКЦІЇ ЛІКАРСЬКИХ РОСЛИН, ЯКІ ЗАСТОСОВУЮТЬСЯ ПРИ ЦУКРОВОМУ ДІАБЕТІ, НА ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧНОМУ РИНКУ УКРАЇНИ

Abstract

Key words: marketing, medicinal plants, herbal substances, dietary supplements, pharmacy, diabetes mellitus, pharmaceutical market of Ukraine Phytotherapy is an important part of the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus. The use of medicinal plants in complex therapy allows to reduce the dose of synthetic drugs, and it can be used as monotherapy. Today pharmacies offer a wide assortimets of medicinal plants. Considering the importance of treatment of diabetes, it is relevant to study the modern market of medicinal plants in Ukraine, which are used for the treatment and prevention of diabetes. The purpose of the work was to audit the assortment of packaged products of medicinal plants for the treatment and prevention of diabetes, which are available on the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine. Materials and methods. The literature data and the official sources of information were the material of the research. We used content analysis, marketing, graphic, comparative and summarizing analyzes. Conclusion. Considering manufacturers, type and packing weight of medicinal plants was found that the number of proposals is 310, while herbal substances, account for 42.3%. Various parts of plants (leaves, flowers, grass, shoots, fruits and so on) are used in phytotherapy for diabetes. The redundancy of assortment of medicinal plants by various domestic manufactures is observed. The herbal substances are packed in corton packs, and dietary supplements are packed in 1.5 g filter bags No. 20. Analysis of Summaries of product characteristics of herbal substances has shown that only part of them have information about therapeutic indication and pharmacological properties for treatment of diabetes. The lack of this information could be a problem for consultation by pharmacist.