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ASSORTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS BASED ON BEEKEEPING PRODUCTS IN UKRAINE
AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR QUALITY
Nataliia Khanyk, Nataliia Hudz, Kateryna Dorykevych

Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine;
E-mail.: herbolka@yahoo.com
Beekeeping products such as honey, propolis, bee pollen, royal jelly, honey, bee venom,
and other hive products are very often used for the treatment of different diseases in folk
medicine and at the same time are raw materials for the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic
industry.
Thus, the aim of the study is to analyze the assortment of pharmaceuticals based on
beekeeping products in Ukraine and summarize the requirements for their quality.
The objects of the study are pharmaceutical regulations, the State Register of Medicinal
Products of Ukraine and the list of dietary supplements. Methods of data retrieval and
generalization, mathematical and statistical analysis were used.
17 trade names and 28 medical forms and dosages of pharmaceuticals based on
beekeeping products are included to the State Register of Medicinal Products of Ukraine in
July 2019. These medicines are based just on three beekeeping products such as propolis, bee
pollen, royal jelly, their combinations and combinations with other active substances. 60.7 %
of all medical forms and dosages include propolis and 17.9 % has propolis in combination
with other active substances. 10.7 % contains royal jelly. Bee pollen exists only in
combination with propolis (7.1 %) or in combination with other active substances (3.6 %).
The first and the second places among all the medical forms and dosages with beekeeping
products occupy tinctures (21.4 %) and sprays (17.9 %). The third place belongs to
suppositories, tablets, capsules, and ointments (each 10.7 %). At the last two places sublingual
tablets, aerosols (each 7.1 %) and powder (3.6 %) can be found. 89.3 % of pharmaceuticals
based on beekeeping products are locally produced. All the analyzed medicines were divided
into 8 groups according to the ATC classification system. The biggest parts belong to the
subgroups D03AX 'Other cicatrizants' (28.6 %) and A01AB 'Antiinfectives and antiseptics for
local oral treatment' (25 %). 21.4 % of the analyzed medicinal products refer to subgroup
C05AX 'Other agents for the treatment of haemorrhoids and anal fissures for topical use' (10.7
%) and R02AA 'Antiseptics' (10.7 %). They are followed by subgroups A16AX 'Various
alimentary tract and metabolism products' (7.1 %), G04BX 'Other urologicals' (7.1 %), D11AX
“Other dermatologicals” (3.6 %), N06BX “Other psychostimulants and nootropics” (3.6 %). 79
% of the analyzed medicines has an unlimited period of registration (only locally produced
products). Analysis of pharmaceutical legislation shows that dietary supplements have less
strict requirements for registration compared to medicinal products.
The results of these studies demonstrate that in Ukraine pharmaceuticals based on
beekeeping products have a narrow product line, mostly presented by medicines with
propolis. 89.3 % of medicines are domestically produced. Therefore, the development of
medicinal and dietary supplements on the base of beekeeping product is a topical issue of
current pharmaceutical science.

Keywords: beekeeping products, dietary supplements, quality requirements, Ukraine.

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