RETROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STATE OF MEDICAL (HOSPITAL) PHARMACY IN UKRAINE
The current state of provision of medicines to the population of the country from the standpoint of government programs, Resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Orders of the Ministry of Health on the purchase of medicines was considered. The development and improvement of hospital pharmacy during the years of Ukraine's independence were analyzed. The legal framework for the purchase of medicines and medical devices to provide health care facilities is considered.