Състояние на аптечното обслужване в Бургаския регион и насоки за развитие
State of the pharmaceutical services in Bourgas region and recommendations for development

Summary/Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study is to analyse and asses the state of the pharmaceutical services in Bourgas region. It also compares them against the collected data for Bulgaria and the rest of the European countries. Materials and methods: Statistical data from European group of pharmaceutical questions and data collected from the map of pharmacies in Bulgaria. A comparative data analysis is applied. Results: The current study analyses the state of the pharmaceutical services in Bourgas region. According to the national map of pharmacies in Bulgaria, the number of pharmacies in Bourgas region is 313. The number of pharmacists is 367. Comparing the collected data from Bourgas region against the average data for Bulgaria and the rest of the European countries shows that the number of pharmacists working in a single pharmacy and the number of pharmacists for every 10 000 people is lower. Conclusion: Currently the pharmaceutical services in Bourgas region are covered by a lot of community and hospital pharmacies. Despite their number, their capacity is low. This study gives some recommendations for improvement of the pharmaceutical services in Bulgaria.

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