Cheaper drugs in Russia is not

Government Regulation igry11-03-2009 cheaper drugs in Russia is not in the Russian government discussed the possibility of introducing compulsory registration of limiting prices on Russian and imported drugs to curb their growth. However, hopes for this measure is a little bit - in extreme cases it can turn into a deficit drugs. The Government intends to introduce state regulation of prices for drugs distributed within the state guarantees - such a decision was made as a result of yesterday's meeting of the governmental commission on sustainable economic development, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. According to him, elements of the mechanism of price regulation of medicines already exist, in particular, has a list of socially necessary drugs and the mechanism of state regulation limiting the producer price for them. Experts to make this decision are very skeptical. Director-General of the Association of Russian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (FPAR) Victor Dmitriev, said that while drugmakers and understand the need for this action to ensure social protection of population, however, any measure should be taken not only with regard to the interests of the state and the consumer, but also industry .