Illegal Narcotics Circulation During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic: Forensic Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Business Organization and Criminal Law as a Foundation for the Interdisciplinary Study of Smuggling

Valentyn Shapovalov, Andrey Samorodov — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This article is devoted to the analysis of illegal drug circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors discuss the relationship between forensic pharmacy, pharmaceutical business management, and criminal law as a foundation for the interdisciplinary study of drug smuggling. The article examines various aspects of drug smuggling, including the production, transportation, and sale of drugs, as well as their impact on public health during the pandemic. The author also examines the problem of the development of international criminal networks involved in drug smuggling and points to the need for cooperation between countries to combat this phenomenon. Finally, the article discusses the impact of the pandemic on the growth of illegal drug circulation and the need for additional measures to combat this problem.

The article also examines the role of the forensic pharmaceutical case in the fight against drug smuggling. The mechanisms of control over the production and supply of drugs are considered. The authors draw attention to the importance of preventing drug smuggling and provide recommendations to prevent the spread of this problem.

In general, the article provides a holistic overview of the problem of drug smuggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is one of the most pressing problems today. The authors show that this phenomenon is a complex problem that requires cooperation between different disciplines and international organizations. The importance of solving this problem is to protect public health and maintain law and order.

Quality Systems in Pharmacy: Multidisciplinary Context of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine

Oleksandr Gryzodub, Valentyn Shapovalov — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The multidisciplinary context of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine in drug quality systems was justified through an interdisciplinary study of pharmaceutical business organization, quality control, standardization, drug technology, management, marketing, forensic pharmacy, medical and pharmaceutical law in the system of legal relations "doctor-patient-pharmacist-lawyer" during state formation and implementation of Ukraine's integration processes into the WTO and the EU. Noted that the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine was from the first of the CIS countries, fully harmonized with the European Pharmacopoeia, takes into account national specificities, the Constitution of Ukraine, legislation on normative legal acts of Ukraine. Proven that, according to international assessments, the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine is the best National Pharmacopoeia in the post-Soviet space concerning the modern requirements of the WTO and WHO regarding quality and safety systems of medicines.

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Illegal Narcotics Circulation During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic: Forensic Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Business Organization and Criminal Law as a Foundation for the Interdisciplinary Study of Smuggling

Quality Systems in Pharmacy: Multidisciplinary Context of the State Pharmacopoeia of Ukraine