Russia Society for
Pharmacoeconomics Research - Summary Report 2003
The Russia Society for Pharmacoeconomics Research (RSPOR)
(Chapter of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research,
ISPOR), created in 1999, is working now in the field of implementation of
pharmacoeconomics analysis results in the public health services.
In December 2003 annual Russian Congress "Pharmacoeconomics in front of the
Third Millennium" was held. About three hundred fifty-three people from 30
cities and numerous towns throughout Russia took part in the Congress. During
the Congress training courses were held in the field of methodology of clinico-economical
analysis, formation of National and regional Essential Drugs Lists. There were
also sessions devoted to pharmacoeconomical studies in cardiology, psychiatry
and neurology, pulmonology, rheumatology and quality of life assessment.
RSPOR has conducted the Russian Forum during the Sixth Annual European Congress
of ISPOR (November, 2003) in Spain (Barcelona) named “The formation of the
Pharmacoeconomics in Russia”. It covered the problems of quality management,
experience of pharmacoeconomic research in Russia, the Formulary system of
Russian Public Health Services, the drug supply in Russia.
The RSPOR members participated in the development of two national standards «Clinico-economical
Research. General requirements» and «Rules on the Essential Drugs List
Formation».
In 2004 RSPOR published a new textbook: Clinico-economical analysis (medical
technologies assessment and quality control of medical care) (P.A. Vorobiov, M.V.
Avxsentieva, A.S. Yuriev, M.V. Sura). The book covers a variety of problems
concerning clinico-economical analysis: mainly formation and development of
pramacoeconomics in Russia, methodology of clinico-economical studies, cost
analysis, analysis of effectiveness and safety of medical technologies, but also
quality of medical care management based on evidence-based medicine and
pharmacoeconomics, common problems of drug supply etc.
RSPOR organized 14 branches in different part of Russia: in Yaroslavl, Stavropol,
Habarovsk, Novosibirsk, St.-Petersburg, Voronezh, Volgograd etc. The annual
reports on their activity are published in RSPOR website. Yaroslavl, Habarovsk
and Stavropol branches regularly organize annual conferences and symposiums on
the problems of evidence-based medicine, pharmacoeconomics, quality of life,
Formulary system. In 2003 year Byelorussian Chapter International Society of
Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research was created. It is discussion held now
about organizing of national Chapters in Kazakhstan and Latvia .
In 2003 the RSPOR members conducted the pharmacoeconomics analysis of several
drugs: Nimbex, Nitromintum, Nebilet. Aktilize, Essentiale, Betaserk, Plavix etc.
RSPOR realizes information activity in electronic and printed mass media. The
RSPOR website ( www.rspor.ru) is permanently
updated. For example, abstracts of Russian and foreign clinico-economical
studies are presented in the site regularly. The journal «Health Care
Standardization Problems» grounded in 1999 has been issued monthly since July
2003. In the journal articles on standardization problems are published, also
materials on quality of medical care, licensing and accreditation, results of
pharmacoeconomics studies are presented.
Two times RSPOR organized the workshops of the Formulary committee of Ministry
of Health of Russia. During these workshops the problems of medicinal supply in
Russian Federation were discussed, as well as development of Formulary system in
Russia, regional Formulary commissions activity, and also problems of generic
drugs.
For the future RSPOR is planning activities in the field of regional policy and
international cooperation, and also issuing and promoting of the information
reference books on the problems of evidence based medicine and clinico-economical
analysis.
