President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Tuesday that there have been shortages of some medicines in Russia, regardless of the nation producing extra of its personal medicine, and steered build up shares of well-liked medicines to assist meet demand.
Whereas pharmaceuticals are exempt from Western sanctions imposed over the warfare in Ukraine, their supply to Russia has been hit by transport, insurance coverage and customs hurdles brought on by the warfare and different restrictive measures, trade figures say.
“There was a scarcity of some medicine, even though we noticed manufacturing of pharmaceutical merchandise within the (first) three quarters of final yr develop by about 22%,” Putin mentioned in a televised assembly with authorities officers.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a information convention in Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 19, 2022.
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“Sixty p.c of medicines in the marketplace are home medicine. Nonetheless, a deficit has fashioned in some medicine, and costs have risen.”
He added that Russia doesn’t prohibit imports of medication and continues to work with international producers.
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“We have to guarantee there are provides of the preferred medicine inside a sure time frame,” he mentioned, suggesting that Russia might stockpile medicine for the flu season in the identical approach it builds up gasoline reserves in preparation for winter.
Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February final yr, Russians rushed to fill up on medicine, with folks shopping for a month’s price of drugs in simply two weeks.
Russia additionally imports a big share of its medical gear, akin to pacemakers and radiotherapy units, from the European Union and america, and its reliance is especially acute for probably the most advanced and important machines.
