A meeting was held between the Director of the Center Mykhailo Babenko and his deputy for registration and pharmacovigilance Yevheniia Tkachenko and the Chair of the Board of the Union of Consumers of Medical Services, Medicinal Products and Medical Devices Vladyslav Onyshchenko.

The aim is to establish a constructive dialogue and discuss issues related to the interests of consumers of medicinal products.

During the discussion, which took place in a positive and friendly atmosphere, the parties touched in particular on the problem of widespread self-medication in the country, the issues of classifying medicinal products as over-the-counter, and the need to improve legislation on the advertising of medicinal products and the criteria for banning the advertising of medicines.

Vladyslav Onyshchenko emphasized the lack of effective and professional control over the advertising of medicines and dietary supplements and substantiated the need to transfer the functions of controlling the advertising of medicinal products to specialists.

Mykhailo Babenko informed about the start of implementation of Law of Ukraine 2519-VIII and the prospects for ensuring free access to the results of preclinical studies and clinical trials of medicines.

The parties discussed further steps on the issues raised and agreed that such meetings with representatives of consumers of medical services and medicinal products will be held regularly.