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THE FUTURE OF PHARMACY

VOL 28, NO.1 - JUNE 2012

I n a c c o r d a n c e wit h t h e d e v e l o p e d St a t e s t r a t e g y, ‘Pha r m a 2 0 2 0 ’, t h e d e m a n d fo r hig h l y - s k i l l e d p e r s o n n e l r e q u i r e d t o r e a l i s e a n inn o v a t e d s c e n a r i o of de v e l o p i n g t h e p h a r m a c e u - t i c a l in d u s t r y is onl y at t e n p e r ce nt . D ur i n g t h e p e r i o d of t im e up t o 2 0 2 0 it is e s s e nt i a l t h a t 1 0 - 1 1 t h o u s a n d sp e c i a l i s t s sh o u l d b e p r e p a r e d a n d r e p l e n i s h e d t o wo r k in t h e in d u s t r y m o d e r n i z e d . It is a l s o a n imp o r t a nt t a s k t o elim i n a t e sh o r t - a g e of p e r s o n n e l a s su c h b e c a u s e of b a r e n e c e s s i t y t o r e p l a c e ge n e r a t i o n s .

It sh o u l d b e not e d t h a t dur i n g t h e la s t t w o d e c a d e s t h e m a i n d e m a n d fo r gr a d u a t e s of p h a r m a c y s c h o o l s in Russi a wa s m a d e by t h e sp h e r e of p h a r m a c e u t i c a l di s t r i b u t i o n a n d ma r k e t i n g – ph a r m a c i e s , wh o l e s a l e co m p a n i e s , r e p r e s e n - t a t i v e s of t h e fo r e i g n p h a r m a c e u t i c a l co m p a n i e s . At pr e s e nt , t hi s d e m a n d is a c t i v e l y b ui l t by in d u s t r i a l p h a r m a c y. In t h e n ot v e r y di s t a nt f ut u r e it will b e b r o u g ht a l s o by a de v e l o p - i n g sp h e r e of bi ot e c h n o l o g i c a l a n d p h a r m a c e u t i c a l R&D, a s in d i c a t e d in t h e s t a t e s t r a t e g i c p l a n s fo r p r e p a r i n g ph a r m a c e u t i c a l p e r s o n n e l .

Education Resources At pre s e nt , t r a i n i n g of sp e c i a l i s t s fo r t h e p h a r m a c e u t i c a l in d u s t r y is c a r r i e d o ut by a num b e r of Russi a n ch e m i c a l a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l uni v e r s i t i e s . T h e r e is a sp e c i a l i z e d p h a r m a c e u - t i c a l in s t i t u t i o n a s we ll – St .Pete r s b u r g Chemi c a l Pha r m a - c e u t i c a l Aca d e m y (SPCPA). In a d d i t i o n t o a ph a r m a c e u t i c a l f a c u l t y, it ha s a f a c u l t y of in d u s t r i a l t e c h n o l o g y of p h a r m a - c e u t i c a l s a n d p r e p a r e s sp e c i a l i s t s fo r t h e p h a r m a c e u t i c a l a n d bi ot e c h n o l o g i c a l p r o d u c t i o n . It is t h e o l d e s t p h a r m a c e u - t i c a l in s t i t u t i o n in Russi a e s t a b l i s h e d in 19 19 .

Ava il a b i l i t y of a s e p a r a t e f a c u l t y a n d sp e c i a l i z e d d e p a r t - m e nt s (fo r bi ot e c h n o l o g y, t e c h n o l o g y of do s a g e fo r m s , c h e m i s t r y a n d t e c h n o l o g y of m e d i c i n a l sub s t a n c e s , a n in d u s - t r i a l t e c h n o l o g y of p hy t o m e d i c i n e s , et c . ) m a k e s it p o s s i b l e

The Russian pharmaceutical industry is now in an era of progress and boom, creating both new opportunities and challenges for pharmacy education in the country.

Changes in State Policy Three years ago the pharmaceutical industry determined that a transition to an innova - tive model of development was a priority in order to modernize the Russian economy. A result of this has been increased state support to the pharmaceutical industry as well as an accompanying increase in invest - ment . In turn, significant efforts are now being directed to the development of pharmacy education and to the training of skilled staff in order to meet the new, modern requirements of the industry.

NEW CHALLENGES IN RUSSIA EDUCATION RESPONDS TO INDUSTRY

Prof Elena Trofimova, PhD, Prof Igor Narkevich, PhD