WASTE MANAGEMENT OR REVERSE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICINES IN UKRAINE
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https://doi.org/10.11603/2312-0967.2022.4.13747Keywords:
pharmaceutical industry, medicines, medical devices, reverse distribution, logistics and waste managementAbstract
The aim of the work. The purpose of the study was a comparative analysis of two legislative acts, which will allow to establish the logistics of the reverse distribution of medicines and medical devices, which at the end of their life cycle will acquire the status of waste.
Materials and Methods. The materials were the structure and content of the provisions of two normative legal acts that had the status of "active" – the Law of Ukraine "On Waste" and the one "coming into force" – the Law of Ukraine "On Waste Management". The methods of analysis, grouping and modeling were used.
Results and Discussion. The list of licensees who have permission to conduct economic activities with various types of medical (pharmaceutical) waste has been studied. An analysis of the similarities and differences of two legislative acts – the current one and the one coming into force on waste management in Ukraine – has been carried out. Approaches are proposed and threats are foreseen, which must be taken into account when developing medical (pharmaceutical) sectoral normative legal acts.
Conclusion. A comparative analysis of the two Laws of Ukraine made it possible to establish that the new legislation is more progressive and regulates significantly more economic functions. However, the state and the legislator shift more responsibility to the waste producer and local (regional) self-government bodies. It is predicted that the legislator will introduce stricter liability for improper waste management. It is recommended to take into account the circumstances, namely the Covid-19 pandemic and the war with the Russian Federation, which led to the accumulation of large volumes of used medicines and medical devices that were imported into the territory of Ukraine, when developing sectoral medical (pharmaceutical) normative legal acts.
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