OBJECTIVES: In Ukraine, in 2020, the incidence of iron deficiency anemia among schoolchildren is 23.5%, among women of childbearing age 14-17%, among pregnant women - 27.5%. Anemia has consequences for future parenthood: premature birth, delayed intrauterine development of the fetus, increased perinatal morbidity, impaired child's intelligence, behavioral abnormalities in adulthood. And during the war in Ukraine, when pregnant women live under great psycho-emotional stress, there are anxiety, panic attacks, emotional burnout, improper nutrition, on which the body creates stress that causes anemia. The incidence of anemia among women increases during wartime.

METHODS: Survey (using a Google forms), data analysis and evaluation.

RESULTS: An online survey was conducted among 133 practicing pharmacists to determine pharmacists' awareness of knowledge and skills regarding the pharmacotherapy of anemia. In Ukraine standards for providing pharmaceutical assistance under martial law have not been developed since November 2022. It was found that pharmacists obtain information on medicines from online versions of professional books, textbooks, journals, methodological recommendations - 45.8%, information from drug manufacturers - 24.4%, Ukrainian pharmaceutical/medical portals - 13.7%, international databases Cochrane medicine, PubMed - 21%. It was found that: 68.7% of the respondents need to increase awareness of the treatment algorithm in accordance with the approved anemia pharmacotherapy protocol; 85.5% know about drugs that can cause anemia; 61.8% of pharmacists need information about new iron preparations, namely bioavailability, potential drug interactions, side effects. A total of 93.1% of pharmacists indicated that they need to explore and update their knowledge of proper pharmaceutical care when dispensing iron supplements

CONCLUSIONS: The importance of pharmacists' awareness of the requirements of the treatment protocol and a thorough algorithm for providing pharmaceutical care is substantiated. It was established that 93% of pharmacists have an informational need to update their knowledge on the topic of anemia treatment for the effective provision of pharmaceutical care during wartime