ABSTRACT
Authors presented a historical summary about formation and development of military formulary system and quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the fifth edition of the Drug formulary. The new Drug formulary is a list of drugs developed on the basis of multi-criteria choice of optimal alternatives according clinical and pharmacoeconomic effectiveness, costs with due regard to possible pharmacological support for troops. The fifth edition of the Drug Formulary fully covers medical and social demands of military servicemen, of military retirees and members of their families for the effective drugs during the treatment of socially important and common aliments within the framework of established government guarantee.
Subject(s)
Formularies, Hospital as Topic/standards , Military Medicine , Humans , Military Medicine/economics , Military Medicine/methods , Military Medicine/standardsABSTRACT
In modern conditions the increasing frequency of local conflicts makes it necessary to pay special attention to some problems of medical support system taking into account the experience of previous military campaigns. Among these problems are the following: the realization of principle of territorial supply; the creation of distinct system of interdepartmental interaction in conflict zone; the improvement of individual and group medical equipment; as well as the development of standards of drug and medical material supply basing on the common approaches to treatment and care rendered to the patients and casualties.
