In Ukraine, from April 1, prescription drugs will be dispensed in pharmacies by e-prescription. Ministry of Health specialists explained how Ukrainians can check if a particular drug is a prescription drug.

How to check if a drug is a prescription drug.

The Ministry of Health noted that for this it is enough to check the instructions for the drug. The instructions for all drugs contain comprehensive information about the medical use of the drug and its category (conditions) of dispensing.

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You can find the instructions for the desired drug in online pharmacies, or on the website of the State Register of Medicines of Ukraine.

For this you need:.

In the search box, enter the name of the drug or its international non-proprietary name (in other words, the active substance).

Open the registration certificate of the corresponding medicinal product (leftmost column in the table).

In the drug profile, find the line "

If the instructions say "

Recall that earlier the Ministry of Health clarified for patients about the rules for obtaining an electronic prescription for antibiotics..