Pharmaceutical education and professional activities in the field of pharmaceutical market in the Russian Federation and developed countries

• Tatiana M. Litvinova
• Guzel E. Ulumbekova
• Irina Yu. Khudova

Abstract

The education and training of pharmaceutical workforce in Russian Federation is very actual problem in connection with market requirements (shortage of qualified personnel), the need to develop the domestic pharmaceutical industry, as well as the introduction of new technologies at all stages of drug development. This article analyzes the duration and structure of higher and secondary pharmaceutical education and qualification requirements for positions of specialists with higher pharmaceutical education in the Russian Federation and developed countries. The countries in which pharmaceutical production and pharmaceutical care are highly developed (Great Britain, EU countries, USA, etc.) are selected. As a result, it was revealed that in the Russian Federation and these countries the duration of higher pharmaceutical education is close (on average 5 years), but in the Russian Federation, compared with them, fewer hours are dedicated to medical sciences and mathematics. In the Russian Federation, the nomenclature of specialties of pharmaceutical workers is related to different types of work in pharmacy, in developed countries – to all stages of drug treatment from product development to its pharmacies. In the Russian Federation, unlike the countries under consideration, the requirements for appointment to the position of pharmacy manager are not clearly defined and the labor functions of specialists with higher and secondary pharmaceutical education are insufficiently differentiated. In developed countries, only specialists with higher pharmaceutical education and relevant specialization can perform work on the adjustment of drug therapy for patients, in the Russian Federation – now in some cases even consultants without pharmaceutical education release drugs to patients. In Russia, compared with developed countries, there are serious differences in the requirements for the quality of training for industrial pharmacy and their work functions. Specialization, qualification requirements and the nomenclature of positions of employees with higher pharmaceutical education in the Russian Federation require further study and updating in accordance with the requirements of the labor market and the experience of developed countries.

Keywords:pharmaceutical education; license for pharmaceutical practice; industrial pharmacy; pharmaceutical care; pharmacist; pharmacist technician; head of a pharmacy

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