In 2023, a third of Russians face drug shortages, and almost all (91%) face rising prices. writes about this TASS With reference to research data of the Contemporary Media Institute.
It is reported that drug shortages are mostly detected by Russians between the ages of 25-45, and rising prices are mostly detected by women. However, there were no regional differences in the statistics.
The population survey was conducted online between 11 December and 18 December 2023. 1.6 thousand people over the age of 18 attended.
According to Roszdravnadzor, Russians were provided with drugs on the vital and essential medicines (VED) list for 9.4 months, while the majority (70%) of the pharmaceutical market in the country consists of drugs produced in the Russian Federation.
“The absence of a specific trade name of a medicine in a particular pharmacy is not a sign of deficiency; the citizen should be offered medicines with other trade names containing the same active ingredient,” Roszdravnadzor emphasized.
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