{"id":1563,"date":"2018-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interchem.epicstation.com\/news\/na-baze-kompanii-interhim-sostoyalsya-kruglii-stol-po-ispolzovaniyu-2d-kodirovaniya-v-kachestve-mehanizma-preduprejdeniya-falsifikacii-ili-kontrafakcii-lekarstv\/"},"modified":"2018-11-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T22:00:00","slug":"na-baze-kompanii-interhim-sostoyalsya-kruglii-stol-po-ispolzovaniyu-2d-kodirovaniya-v-kachestve-mehanizma-preduprejdeniya-falsifikacii-ili-kontrafakcii-lekarstv","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/interchem.ua\/en\/news\/na-baze-kompanii-interhim-sostoyalsya-kruglii-stol-po-ispolzovaniyu-2d-kodirovaniya-v-kachestve-mehanizma-preduprejdeniya-falsifikacii-ili-kontrafakcii-lekarstv\/","title":{"rendered":"A round table because of the using 2D coding as a mechanism to prevent falsification or counterfeiting of drugs was held on the basis of InterChem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2D coding system should be mandatory for all drugs in Ukraine. This tool will allow not only to free the market of medicines from counterfeit and counterfeit goods, but also to guarantee every citizen of Ukraine the treatment with drugs of proper quality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This was announced by Deputy Minister of Health Roman Ilyk during a round table in Odessa on November 23, which was held on the basis of the Interkhim pharmaceutical company, the only enterprise in Ukraine to date, which has already introduced a system of applying 2D codes to each package of the finished drug for further tracking them. During the 3 years of 2D coding, the company collects information on the demand for its products and predicts production volumes for the next year. Also, this mechanism allows you to verify the originality of the drug and its quality by scanning the code and entering a combination of read characters on a separate page of the company’s website<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“The introduction of 2D coding is a very powerful tool, the introduction of which could well change our understanding and reality of the existing drug market in Ukraine. After all, it not only guarantees that the drug is not falsified, expired or imported into the country in violation of standards, but also protects the responsible pharmaceutical business. Mandatory coding will be implemented in parallel with the automated drug turnover tracking system, an information database that will contain All the information about each package of the drug is from the actual production to a specific patient who purchased it in a pharmacy, “the deputy minister said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization, currently every 10 drug packages in low- and middle-income countries is counterfeit. Similar statistics apply to counterfeit medicines – drugs entering the Ukrainian market illegally or without proper verification.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“So, theoretically, by simple mathematical calculation, at best, only 8-9 out of 10 drugs can be qualitative. The uncontrolled circulation of prescription drugs in Ukraine leads to an increase in self-treatment. This is one of the flagships of the causes of complications and premature mortality in Ukraine. As you know , the percentage of people engaged in self-treatment in Ukraine is about 69%, “said Roman Ilyk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The drug 2D coding policy is not new. It is successfully implemented in many countries of the world. From February 2019 will become an obligatory norm for the countries of the European Union.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The vision of the Ministry of Health is that mandatory coding will be introduced gradually over 3 years:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n