In Russia, the number of pharmacies has significantly decreased over the summer. About 2,000 retail outlets will stop operating due to a decrease in demand for drugs amid restrictive measures due to the coronavirus. write “Vedomosti” with reference to the research of the analytical company DSM Group.
Experts note that there are three percent fewer pharmacies in Russia than at the beginning of the summer. From June to September 2021, small and medium-sized businesses were most often closed in the country: for example, 44 percent of outlets that stopped working are single pharmacies. During this time, only interregional networks increased their presence: their number increased by 6 percent to 8668 points in September
Analysts linked the closure of pharmacies with a decrease in demand for medicines due to the introduced protective measures, with the entry into the market of online pharmacies, with the abolition of the unified tax on imputed income (UTII) and labeling of drugs. DSM Group CEO Sergei Shulyak explained that due to the use of masks, the observance of the social distance of switching to remote work, Russians almost did not suffer from ARVI and did not suffer from exacerbations of chronic diseases.
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