Innovations and methodologies in research on problematic issues of drug supply

Abstract

Introduction. Increasing the efficiency of research in the field of organizing drug supply to the population is a priority task of pharmaceutical science. The study of the structure of scientific knowledge seems to be a relevant direction for its development. However, a methodological analysis of scientific works on the problems of drug supply has not previously been carried out as an independent study. Purpose of the study: analysis of theoretical and methodological solutions in scientific works on the problems of drug supply. Material and methods. Using the PICO tool, we formed an array of 61 dissertations defended in the period from 1991 to the present, on the problems of drug supply. The resulting array was studied using the methods of content analysis, grouping, graphical, comparative and scientometric analysis. Results and discussion. It was found that during the study period, 34 types of innovations were used with a total frequency of their use in 53 cases. The average number of innovation types used was 2.97 per study. In total, scientists used 53 types of methodologies, of which 14 types were directly related to the field of drug supply. 226 cases of using various types of methodologies were identified, with the average number of their use per study being 3.68. The analyzed array contains 81 names of methods and groups of methods. The total frequency of their use was 531 cases, and the average number of methods per 1 dissertation was 8.69. In works on the problems of drug supply, 242 names of scientists and predecessors of the dissertation candidates were mentioned. 313 cases of their mention were identified, which amounted to an average of 5 names per dissertation. As a result, a methodological profile of scientific research on the problems of drug supply was formed using four analytical blocks. Conclusion. Data were obtained on the constant scientific interest of scientists in problematic issues of improving the drug supply system. The presence of reserves for expanding the boundaries of the scientific field of pharmaceutical science has been established.