DEVELOPMENT OF METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE CREATION OF THE "INTERMUNICIPAL CENTERS OF DRUG SUPPLY OF THE POPULATION" AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
With the purpose of full satisfaction of needs of the population to medicines, the proposed conceptual model of rendering highly expensive species of medicinal assistance to the population and medical organizations at the regional level on the example of Samara region. The proposed creation of intermunicipal centers of drug supply on the basis of the Central district hospitals. To merge municipalities using cluster analysis of homogeneity of the indicator of quality of rendering of medical and pharmaceutical care in municipal districts. The analysis identifies five clusters. Conducted stepwise discriminant analysis, making it possible to identify the characteristics that best share municipal regions among themselves. Based on discriminant analysis, the classification of the analyzed objects with the purpose of comparison with the results of cluster analysis. Defined municipal districts, which may be the place of location of inter-municipal centres for the provision of medicines on the territory of Samara region.