Last year, more than 2 times more drugs were imported to Azerbaijan compared to the previous year

“Import prices compared to retail sales prices It was 34.4 percent more expensive”

To Azerbaijan 21941.7 tons and 424167.9 million dollars in 11 months of 2022 medicine the vehicle was imported.

According to the information of the State Statistics Committee, this is 35 percent more and 29.7 percent more than the same period last year.

At the same time, january– pharmaceutical products and medical retail trade turnover for accessories was 969.9 million manats. This is 11.1 percent more than the same period last year.

Economist Gubad Ibadoglu says that one of the reasons for the overuse of drugs is the flu virus that has spread in the country recently. In addition, Azerbaijan Only 1.2 percent of the demand for pharmaceutical products is covered by domestic production, so the amount of imported products is also high:

“Import prices retail sales prices were 34.4 percent higher compared to This means that wholesale chains together with pharmacies within 11 months medicine earned about 250 million manats from its sale. At the same time, the population in 11 months of 2022 compared to the same period last year medicine spent more than 110 million manats on its purchase.

Gubad Ibadoglu says that importers, warehouses and pharmacies have gained from cooperation with the drug monopoly of the Tariff Council, but the population has lost.

End of last year National Speaking in the assembly Prime Minister Ali Asadov stated that more than 95 percent of medicines that can be used by the population in Azerbaijan are imported. According to him, half of the drugs TurkeyGermany, United Kingdom, Ukraine and Belarus has:

“Negative effects are observed in the price and provision of medicines from the listed countries due to international reasons”, – Prime Minister said.

According to the State Statistics Committee, in 2022 january– In May, pharmaceutical products worth 5.3 million manats were produced in Azerbaijan.

This is 2.1 times more than the same period last year.

It is also stated in the information that manufactured pharmaceutical products and medical supplies accounted for only 1.2 percent of trade turnover.

For example, in the first five months of 2022, pharmaceutical products and medical the retail turnover of supplies was equal to 445.3 million manats.

This is 24.4 percent more than the same period last year.