Socio-economic significance and characteristic features of pharmacy

Abstract

The article considers main factors indicative of significance of the world pharmaceutical industry in the global economy. It shows the total volume of the world pharmaceutical market and regional structure of the world pharmaceutical production. It marks out the leading role of pharmacy in the world innovation and investment processes. It considers the contribution of the pharmaceutical industry in realisation of social functions and its economic impact on macro-economic indicators. It analyses specific features of the pharmaceutical market that are connected with social importance of pharmacy.

Keywords

• pharmaceutical industry
• pharmaceutical market
• socio-economic function