An e-system for tracking medical cannabis has been launched in Ukraine

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Since October 1, Ukraine has launched a system of electronic solutions for medical cannabis, which allows tracing the path of medical cannabis. However, it is not yet possible to start selling medicines.

About this reported Deputy Minister of Health Maria Karchevych and Head of the Ukrainian Medical Cannabis Association Hennadiy Shabas during a press conference at the “Ukrainian Crisis Media Center”.

“In it (in the e-system – dir.) all types of operations with medical cannabis will be recorded. In fact, from import or cultivation to dispensing in a pharmacy. All 35 types of operations”, – said Karchevych.

Each process will be recorded in the system no later than the next day after its completion.

As reported in the Ministry of Health, the electronic system was created on the Diya.Engine platform. It must register:

pharmacies that plan to manufacture medicinal products from the plant substance of cannabis;
medical and preventive institutions that intend to use ready-made medicinal products from medical cannabis in their medical practice;
importers who will import into the territory of Ukraine seeds or planting material of hemp for medical purposes, plant substance of cannabis for the manufacture of medicinal products or ready-made medicinal products from medical cannabis, etc.

Medicines will be prescribed and dispensed only on the basis of an e-prescription. It can be prescribed by a doctor of both primary and specialized medical care.

As Maria Karchevych said, one pharmacy from the city of Cherkasy is currently registered in the e-system.

According to the head of the Ukrainian Association of Medical Cannabis, Gennady Shabas, there is hope that the first patients will be able to receive medicine based on medical cannabis already this year.

“Unfortunately, not a single active pharmaceutical ingredient has yet been registered that can be imported into the country and made into a drug in a pharmacy.

We are now persuading manufacturers from other countries to register in Ukraine. Although they understand that with that list of diseases and with that regulation, it’s not about business, but about help.” he remarked.

Shabas also added that a resolution from the Ministry of Health is currently expected, which will allow the start of the quota process for the import of drugs based on medical cannabis and its components. Without it, it is impossible to start the sales process.

According to the head of the association, work is also currently underway to expand the network of pharmacies that can produce medicines based on medical cannabis. 3-4 months ago, there were only 35 of them for the whole of Ukraine.

We will remind, at the Ministry of Health published list of diseases and conditions of patients who can be prescribed medical cannabis.

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