On 10 September, the National University of Pharmacy marked the 105th anniversary of its founding. The anniversary event in Kharkiv brought together representatives of the university, science, education, state authorities and local self-government, the professional community, alumni and partners of the National University of Pharmacy. The leadership of the State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine took part in the anniversary events. Edem Adamanov, Director of the Center, joined in the greetings and the presentation of awards to the university's teachers, researchers, staff and alumni.
The anniversary of the National University of Pharmacy also became an occasion to speak not only about the history and achievements of the university, but also about the future of pharmaceutical education and the profession. The following day, a research and practice conference "Pharmaceutical Education in Ukraine: The Current Configuration" was held in Kharkiv, dedicated to changes in pharmaceutical education, staffing of the sector, continuing professional development and the transformation of the regulatory system.
The implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Medicinal Products" and the transition to a new regulatory model were also at the center of the professional discussion. The Director of the Center, Edem Adamanov, devoted his speech to this very topic. He emphasized that this is not about a mechanical change of individual regulatory requirements, but about a systemic transformation of regulation in line with European logic.
"We are not implementing individual European norms. We are transitioning to the European logic of regulation," noted the Director of the Center.
The new model covers the entire lifecycle of a medicinal product – from clinical trials and state registration to manufacturing, circulation and pharmacovigilance. At the same time, approaches to regulatory procedures, work with data and the evidence on which regulatory decisions are based are changing.
These changes also directly affect the professional environment. A modern pharmacist works not only in a pharmacy or in manufacturing – professional opportunities cover clinical trials, state registration of medicinal products, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance and regulatory science. Accordingly, the education system must train specialists capable of working under European regulatory approaches and constant technological change.
It is precisely the interaction between education, science and the regulator that makes it possible to speak of these changes not only at the level of regulatory documents, but also of how they will affect the profession and the training of the next generation of specialists.
For the Center, such cooperation is part of systematic work on developing expert potential and the professional environment in pharmacy. Dialogue with the National University of Pharmacy is also important in the context of building the new competencies that the pharmaceutical sector will need in the process of regulatory transformation.
The State Expert Center congratulated the National University of Pharmacy on its 105th anniversary. It wished it to preserve the strength of the pharmaceutical school, to develop scientific and educational traditions, and to continue training the specialists on whom the development of Ukrainian pharmacy will depend.
