No shortages in supplies of vital medicines in Russia - health minister

Murashko

MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/: There are no shortages in supplies of vital medicines, neither are there price hikes on medicines, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday.

"Companies confirm that supplies of medicines to the Russian market continue. There are no shortages of vital medicines and price regulation is ensured. So, there are no price hikes," he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.

Murashko said earlier that the situation on the Russian pharmaceutical market was stable, with all manufacturers continuing to operate.