REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot208410.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-3-356-363Original ArticleReview of modern studies of professional burnout of pharmaceutical workers in the Russian FederationKosteinkoNatalya L.kostenkonl@yandex.ruKarginaViktoria G.v-azarova@mail.ruEfimovaAleksandra A.efimaxax@gmail.comFedotkinaIrina V.fedotkini@gmail.comMerkulovAndrey V.prowizzor@yandex.ruSoldatovEvgeny A.soldatov_e@mail.ruS. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, RussiaSt. Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University, St. Petersburg, Russia2809202630335636329092026Copyright © 2026,2026The article presents an overview of Russian studies on professional burnout of pharmaceutical workers. It analyzes the methodological tools, and also shows and summarizes results of empirical studies of respondents that demonstrate regional features at the level of this syndrome. 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