The Range of Semi-Solid Preparations for The Treatment of The Wound Process in The Pharmaceutical Market of Ukraine

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To date, ointments are the most common pharmaceutical form and occupy a significant part of the pharmaceutical market, reaching about 450 items. They are widely used not only in dermatology but also in gynecology, proctology, ENT practice, dentistry as urethral, cosmetology, and in other fields of modern medicine. Ointments are used both for treatment and prevention and for the diagnosis of diseases. Every year the range of semi-solid preparations is increasing in the pharmaceutical market of Ukraine. This is due to the widespread of purulent-inflammatory, infectious-allergic diseases of the skin, mucous membranes, and connective tissues, the treatment of which is among the most ancient, but not aging problems of practical pharmacy. All these diseases reduce the working capacity of the population. Every year in Ukraine more than 25 million patients with wounds, inflammatory skin lesions, burns, cuts, which are accompanied by infectious complications, are registered. Studying the range of semi-solid preparations in the pharmaceutical market for the treatment of the wound process is an integral part of the professional work of both doctors and pharmacists, as well as pharmaceutical manufacturers. Our work aimed to investigate and summarize the range of existing semi-solid pharmaceutical forms for the treatment of the wound process depending on the pharmacotherapeutic group. Thus, it has been proved that the largest number of drugs registered in the Ukrainian market is hormonal ointments. It has also been found that, among existing semi-solid preparations, most of them are manufactured by foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers (130) and only 8 pharmaceutical factories in Ukraine. The leader among domestic manufacturers is the "Scientific Production Center "Borschahivskyi CPP" CJSC.