The National Health Service of Ukraine has paid more than UAH 226 million to pharmacies for dispensing drugs under the Affordable Medicines program in July-September, the National Health Service reported on Facebook.
According to the report, in July-September, doctors issued more than 3 million electronic prescriptions for patients under the reimbursement program.
The number of pharmacies in which patients can receive Affordable Medicines has increased by over 400 units – up to 8,862 pharmacies and pharmacy branches.
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Pharmacy sales in Ukraine in January-October 2019 in monetary terms decreased by 3.37% compared to the same period in 2018 and amounted to UAH 66.663 billion. Business Credit told Interfax-Ukraine over the period pharmacy sales in natural terms decreased by 9%, to 1.139 billion packages.
According to the company, retail sales of medicines in January-October in monetary terms fell by 4.79%, to UAH 53.987 billion, in natural terms by 16.8%, to 693.988 million packages.
The average weighted price of all categories of pharmacy retail products in January-October amounted to UAH 58, medicines some UAH 77.79.
