On December 9, 2020, the results of the year in the field of pharmacy retail were summed up at the Pharmacy Summit of Ukraine 2020.
This annual event, which is traditionally held by the Pharmacy Professional Association of Ukraine (PPAU), is a platform for discussing the most pressing issues of the pharmacy market. In particular, this year they talked about working under quarantine restrictions, remote trade in medicines and the introduction of e-prescriptions, new trends in the interaction between the manufacturer and pharmacies.
Dmytro Aleshko, Managing Partner of the Legal Alliance, took part in the summit as a speaker and spoke about the regulation of the pharmaceutical market, reviewed latest updates of legislation and outlined ways to solve current challenges. “Legislative changes in 2020 were discussed at the event. Сovid-19 had a decisive influence on the regulation of the pharmaceutical sector. The key progress of the year was the permission of remote trade of medicines,"– Dmytro comments.
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