Time – the most expensive and fleeting resource of mankind, tireless converter of the present in the past, which irresistibly brings future. It has become a glorious past of 60-year history of the department of organization and economics of pharmacy as an inseparable part of two-centuries history of National University of Pharmacy.

OEPh department overcome a long and substantive historical path marked by excellent accomplishments recognized by domestic pharmacy, achievements, convincing results in scientific and practical activities. The creators of the history of OEPh department were many generations of talented scientists and educators that justified and approved the key meaning of organizational and economic subjects in the training of future specialists of practical pharmacy.

Meeting of OEPh department is conducted by M.M. Lytvinenko (1970)

Obligatory stages of historical way of the department are its creation, formation, development and modernity. The undoubted success of the OEPh department includes productive activities of its leaders in each of these stages – great organizers of pharmacy activity, deeply loyal to the pharmacy, to the native university, to the department; reputable scientists, the true patriots of pharmaceutical specialty: associate professor Litvinenko Martha Nikitichna, and the professors Bryljova Nina Ivanivna, Dmitrievskiy Dmitro Ivanovich

N.I. Bryljova, Z.M. Mnushko, R.I. Podkolzina, N.I. Sofronova, I.A. Shevchenko and N.N. Omelchenko at the administrative building at the Pushkinska street, 53

Organization and economy of pharmacy department firstly was created as a course in 1952, and since 1954 – as a separate independent department of a former Kharkiv Institute of Pharmacy. The first head of department was associate professor M.N. Litvinenko. At that time 3 associate professors and 5 assistants worked at the department. In 1961 the first manual on pharmacy in Ukraine, edited by M.M. Litvinenko and I.M. Gubsky was issued.

OEPh department in 1985

In 1972-1985 the department was headed by associate professor N.I. Bryljova. Under her leadership the department staff studied the pharmaceutical providing of inpatients. During this period, a much more active work was conducted on certification training of pharmacy practitioners, successfully had defended several master’s theses. The department had four classrooms and other facilities with a total area of 120 m2. 4 associate professors and 7 assistants worked at the department.

OEPh department in 1992

In 1975, according to the curriculum training of pharmacists the name of discipline had been changed: now it is called “Organization and Economics of Pharmacy” with a total volume of study – 256 hours (100 – lecture’s, 116 – practical and 40 – seminars hours) during the four semesters – from VI to IX .

Staff of OEPh department in 2004

From 1985 to 2004 the department was headed by professor D. I. Dmitrievskiy, during the time it was prepared 2 doctors and 5 candidates of pharmaceutical sciences. In 1991 the department was transferred to the 3rd floor of a new educational building on the Bluchera street, 4, where it covers an area of ​​about 300 m2 till today. The scientific and pedagogical potential of the department was 7 associate professors and 9 assistants.

Staff of OEPh department in 2006

From 2004 to date, the department is headed by Honored Scientist of Ukraine, professor Nemchenko A.S., which since 1990 began to develop its multi-vector research school on directions of medicines pricing and reimbursement, prescriptions insurance, pharmacoeconomics, development of a formulary and insurance lists and improving of pharmaceutical providing of patients with different nosologeis and more.

Staff of OEPh department in 2018