The government is tightening control over drug prices

The government is tightening control over medicines prices

The Cabinet of Ministers instructed strengthen control over the prices of medicines and to apply penalties in case of violations in the formation of margins. This was reported by the Yulia Sviridenko.

What the government has decided

According to Svyrydenko, the government has decided to introduce systematic monitoring of prices in pharmacies, to prevent unreasonable increases in the cost of medicines for the population.

To do this, you will A separate list of medicines has been created, according to which The Ministry of Health, together with the State Administration on Medicines will constantly monitor the price situation.

Control and responsibility

In case of violations regarding pharmacy markups will be held accountable, The Government emphasises that this control should not be a one-off event. The government emphasises that the control should not be a one-off, but permanent and public.

Context.

The issue of the cost of medicines remains socially sensitive amid the war, inflation and rising household expenses. The government has repeatedly stated the need to protecting patients from speculative pricing and ensuring the availability of basic medicines.