Drug prices will determine the state

Proizvodstvo28-05-2009 Drug prices will determine the State Government will determine the ultimate level of prices for medicines that are sold in Russia. On this eve of the Minister of Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova. However, experts for this decision are extremely skeptical - in extreme cases it can turn into a deficit drugs. As reported by T. Golikova in an interview to Vesti TV channel, in some regions there were "serious price spikes." She noted that "this was due not only to what happened depreciation of the ruble, but from the fact that the subjects of the Federation are set sufficiently high levels of trade allowances." "We have a government decree requiring the registration limit drug prices, and registration is not declarative, as necessary, and for the methodology that we develop", - assured Minister. In addition, T. Golikova stressed that on Tuesday it had signed an order pursuant to which we will monitor the prices of medicines. T. Golikova explained that until now monitoring "did not wear a standard established order - we had no federal body that is responsible for it." Now, under the government's decision, these powers will pass to Roszdravnadzor, which will record the limits of prices, the minister said.