““Medicines should be available to everyone, especially in cold conditions in homes due to attacks on the power system and severe frosts””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Medicines should be available to everyone, especially in cold conditions in homes due to attacks on the power system and severe frosts,” she said.
According to the head of the government, in case of detection of violations in the margins, the Cabinet of Ministers will fine the relevant business entities.
Svyridenko clarified: it is planned to define a list of medicines, according to which the Ministry of Health together with the State Medical Service will constantly monitor prices in pharmacies.
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“Weekly reports will be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers,” added the Prime Minister.
In February 2025, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukrainian manufacturers will reduce the retail prices of the 100 most popular medicines by 30% starting March 1.
Subsequently The Ministry of Health reported that Ukrainian pharmaceutical manufacturers provided proposals for medicines of their own production, the prices of which they are ready to reduce in the near future.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets called the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers to lower the prices of medicines a “logical step”, but indicated the risks for some pharmacies, especially in small settlements.
