Pharmacy sales in Ukraine for the January–September 2026 period rose by 16.7% in monetary terms compared to the same period in 2025—reaching nearly 186.387 billion UAH, while in volume terms, they fell by 5%, to nearly 802.242 million packages, the company “Business Credit” reported to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, citing a study it conducted.
According to the report, the weighted average price of the pharmacy basket for the period in question was 232.33 UAH per package, which is 22.91% higher than during the same period a year earlier.
At the same time, pharmacy sales of medicines increased by 23.12% in monetary terms—to more than 152.26 billion UAH—and by 6.34% in volume terms—to nearly 634.961 million packages.
The weighted average retail price of pharmaceuticals for the first nine months of 2026 was 239.79 UAH per package, which is 15.79% higher than in January–September 2025.
At the same time, pharmacy sales of dietary supplements in the first nine months of 2026 increased by 7.5% in monetary terms—to nearly 19.764 billion UAH—while in volume terms they decreased by 17.7%—to 59.913 million packages. The weighted average price in this segment rose by 30.72%—to 329.88 UAH per unit.
Business Credit notes that from January through September 2026, the highest price increases in pharmacy retail were seen in products for parenteral administration of medications (syringes, injection needles, infusion sets/drip sets/transfusion sets, catheters—IF-U), which rose in price by 53.47%.
Overall, according to the company’s data, in the pharmacy retail sector over the first nine months of 2026, sales volumes in monetary terms decreased across all product categories except dietary supplements (+7.5%), therapeutic cosmetics (+21.4%), and mineral water (+4.8%).
At the same time, in volume terms, pharmacy sales increased only in the pharmaceuticals category.
As previously reported, pharmacy sales in Ukraine for the period from January through August 2026 increased by 15.7% in monetary terms compared to the same period in 2025—to more than nearly 162 billion UAH—while in volume terms, they decreased by 5.86%, to nearly 707,313 thousand packages. The weighted average price of items in the pharmacy basket for the period was 229.76 UAH per package, which is 22.88% higher than during the same period a year earlier.
At the same time, pharmacy sales of pharmaceuticals increased by 21.32% in monetary terms—to nearly 132.199 billion UAH—and by 5.13% in volume terms—to nearly 556.962 million packages. The weighted average retail price of medicines for the first eight months of 2026 was 237.36 UAH per package, which is 15% higher than in January–August 2025.
For the full year 2025, pharmacy sales in monetary terms increased by 14.23% compared to 2024—to more than 220.287 billion UAH—while in volume terms, they decreased by 2.25%, to nearly 1.135 million packages. The weighted average price of items in the pharmacy basket was 194.68 UAH per package, which is 16.86% higher than a year earlier. Pharmacy sales of medicines in 2025 increased by 12.79% in monetary terms—to nearly 170.318 billion UAH—while in volume terms, they decreased by 0.2% compared to 2024, to 808.546 million packages. The weighted average retail price of pharmaceuticals at the end of 2025 was 210.65 UAH per package, which is 13% higher than at the end of 2024.
