The study of extemporaneous compounding of homeopathic medicinal products

Abstract

The studies have shown that the manufactured homeopathic medicinal products (MP) existing at the current domestic pharmaceutical market are not appropriate for the individual approach of homeopathic treatment, so the need in their extemporaneous compounding is pressing. One of the ways to solve this problem is expansion of the chain of specialized homeopathic pharmacies and departments on the basis of the existing pharmacies of the general profile. To implement this method, the specificity of the production function of pharmacies (departments), which is based on extemporane ous compounding of homeopathic MP, has been investigated. It has been found that the proportion of extemporaneous compounding of homeopathic MP by means of intrapharmacy products among the total number of extemporaneous compounding of homeopathic MP in specialized pharmacies constitutes 89.79%, and in pharmacies of the general profile (homeopathic department) it is 14.04%. It is important to mention that the proportion of funds for implementation of homeopathic MP in the total cost of medicines sold by pharmacies according to prescriptions of extemporaneous compounding is higher than 50%. It is based on preparation and sale of solid, liquid and soft medicinal dosage forms of 77.16%, 14 37% and 8.74%, respectively; and it proves the expedience of creating such specia­ lized pharmacies (departments). The priority for use of homeopathic treatment is an individual approach to each patient, and it is possible by disposal of homeopathic medicinal products (MP) from pharmacies under prescriptions of homeopaths. The conclusions of the study of availability of homeopathic MP at the domestic pharmaceutical market were given in our previous studies. They indicate that offers of foreign manufacturers are prevailing. However, they do not satisfy completely the need in the individual approach to treatment [6, 11]. When choosing homeopathy as a method of treatment, extemporaneous compounding of homeopathic MP is important and necessary. These medicines are of high quality and available at their price [4, 9]. Therefore, within the current economic climate in the country, it is important to increase extemporaneous compounding of homeopathic MP under the terms of both specialized homeopathic pharmacies and departments on the basis of the existing pharmacies of the general profile, which have material support and are eligible to produce products according to the current license provisions. The practicability of homeopathic MP compounding within the pharmacy conditions has been also confirmed by the results of opinion surveys conducted by us among the population of some regions of Ukraine [6, 11]. The aim of our work was to determine the production process output and its characteristics. This is possible due to the study of extemporaneous compounding of homeopathic MP.