The price level of vital and essential medicines (VED) in the outpatient segment increased by 3.8% compared to the 11 months of 2023. This was reported by the press service of Roszdravnadzor. RIA News.
It was noted that the retail price level of vital and essential medicines is below the inflation rate.
Sergey Shulyak, member of the coordination council of the Russian Pharmaceutical Marketing Association, CEO of DSM Group, in October statedHe said that medicines have become more expensive in Russia since the beginning of the year. According to him, this situation is explained both by fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate and by Western sanctions. At the same time, inflation in the pharmaceutical market is significantly lower than general inflation, and prices have increased mainly for drugs that are not included in the list of vital drugs.
Before that experts refutedIt was stated that the variety of imported medicines in Russian pharmacies decreased due to sanctions. According to them, the problems experienced in medicine types last year were temporary.
Previously at the Ministry of Health stated On increasing the share of Russian medicines in the market.