Guenka Petrova

Prof. Petrova is graduated as Master of Pharmacy at the Medical University of Sofia, and Master of Economy at the University of National and World Economy. Her PhD degree is in the field of Drugs utilization and forecasting and her DSc degree is on the Reform of the pharmaceutical sector in Balkan countries. She is a professor on Pharmacoeconomics at the Medical University in Sofia and guest lecturer in many other universities. Specializing health and pharmacoeconomics. Her scientific interests are in all field of pharmaceutical economics, health economic and social health sciences. She is having more than 35 years of teaching and research experience in above mentioned areas, 353 publications in Web of science journal, 16 defended PhD doctoral students. Prof. Petrova is leading or participating in more than 20 national or international scientific projects, funded from Horizon 2020, COST, Erasmus programs and other. In addition, Prof. Petrova is consulting international pharmaceutical companies, and international organizations.

• Turcu-Stiolica, A., Kamusheva, M., Bogdan, M., Tadic, I., Harasani, K., Subtirelu, M.-S., Meca, A.-D., Šesto, S., Odalović, M., Arsić, J., Stojkov, S., Terzieva, E., Petrova, G. Pharmacist's Perspectives on Administering a COVID-19 Vaccine in Community Pharmacies in Four Balkan Countries (2021) Frontiers in Public Health, 9, art. no. 766146, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.766146
• van Boven, J.F.M., Tsiligianni, I., Potočnjak, I., Mihajlović, J., Dima, A.L., Nabergoj Makovec, U., Ágh, T., Kardas, P., Ghiciuc, C.M., Petrova, G., Bitterman, N., Kamberi, F., Culig, J., Wettermark, B. European Network to Advance Best Practices and Technology on Medication Adherence: Mission Statement (2021) Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, art. no. 748702, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.748702
• Tachkov, K., Mitkova, Z., Milushewa, P., Petrova, G. Biosimilar insulins and their impact on prices and utilization of insulins in Bulgaria (2021) Healthcare (Switzerland), 9 (6), art. no. 697, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9060697
• Kamusheva, M., Tachkov, K., Dimitrova, M., Mitkova, Z., García-Sáez, G., Hernando, M.E., Goettsch, W., Petrova, G. A Systematic Review of Collective Evidences Investigating the Effect of Diabetes Monitoring Systems and Their Application in Health Care (2021) Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, art. no. 636959, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.636959
• Daubner-Bendes, R., Kovács, S., Niewada, M., Huic, M., Drummond, M., Ciani, O., Blankart, C.R., Mandrik, O., Torbica, A., Yfantopoulos, J., Petrova, G., Holownia-Voloskova, M., Taylor, R.S., Al, M., Piniazhko, O., Lorenzovici, L., Tarricone, R., Zemplényi, A., Kaló, Z. Quo Vadis HTA for Medical Devices in Central and Eastern Europe? Recommendations to Address Methodological Challenges (2021) Frontiers in Public Health, 8, art. no. 612410, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.612410
• Tachkov, K., Boydzhieva, V., Mitkova, Z., Stoilov, N., Petrova, G. PHARMACOECONOMIC MODELS IN RHEUMATOLOGY (2021) Rheumatology (Bulgaria), 29 (4), pp. 15-39.
• Kostova, D., Stoev, S., Tachkov, K., Petrova, G. Cost-effectiveness of in vitro fertilization and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation before and after the COVID-19 outbreak (2021) Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 35 (1), pp. 1821-1827. DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2021.2022993
• Seitaridou, Y., Tsekov, I., Kamusheva, M., Dimitrova, M., Petrova, G. Analysis of patients’ access to reimbursed biotechnological medicines for multiple sclerosis in Bulgaria and Greece (2021) Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, DOI: 10.1080/14737167.2021.1981134
• Dimitrova, M., Milushewa, P., Petrova, E., Mihaylova, D., Tzvetanova, N., Petrova, G. Triple negative breast cancer in Bulgaria: epidemiological data and treatment patterns based on real world evidence and patient registries (2021) Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 35 (1), pp. 551-559. DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2021.1903338
• Tachkov, K., Mitov, K., Koleva, Y., Mitkova, Z., Kamusheva, M., Dimitrova, M., Petkova, V., Savova, A., Doneva, M., Tcarukciev, D., Valov, V., Angelova, G., Manova, M., Petrova, G. Life expectancy and survival analysis of patients with diabetes compared to the non diabetic population in Bulgaria (2020) PLoS ONE, 15 (5), art. no. e0232815, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232815