INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSORTMENT OF HERBAL EXPECTORANTS USED FOR TREATMENT OF COUGH AT COLDS
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https://doi.org/10.11603/2312-0967.2018.2.9126Keywords:
cough, State register of medicinal products of Ukraine, expectorants, herbal raw material.Abstract
The aim of the work. To carry out an analysis of the assortment of expectorants (drugs) of herbal origin used for treatment of cough at colds which are registered in Ukraine.
Materials and Methods. Generally accepted statistical and marketing research of paper and electronic sources concerning medicines of the given pharmacological group.
Results and Discussion. The article is devoted to analysis of the assortment of expectorant of herbal origin registered in Ukraine. The basic regularities of the assortment policy of manufacturers concerning drugs for the treatment of cough at colds are determined.
Conclusions. It is established that in Ukraine as on January 2018, a group of expectorant of herbal origin contains 90 registered trade names (TN). Most of them are multi-component drugs which form 37 % of the total number. Among all dosage forms, syrups occupy 36 % of the total, while the herbal tea share is 26 % and they are only represented by domestic manufacturers. Medicinal products in the form of tablet holds 12 % market of drugs and they take the third place among domestic medicines.References
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