In brief
Kostiantyn Kosiachenko credits domestic production and faster imports with sustaining supplies after Russian attacks on pharmaceutical infrastructure.
Ukraine has so far avoided widespread medicine shortages despite Russian attacks on its pharmaceutical infrastructure, pharmaceutical sciences professor Kostiantyn Kosiachenko said on Kyiv 24, according to an October 21 report by UNIAN.
Kosiachenko said Ukrainian manufacturers account for 70% of medicines measured by packages. He described the attacks as painful for producers but credited domestic production with helping sustain access to medicines.
Imported medicines are reaching Ukraine within two to three weeks after warehouse stocks are destroyed, he said. He also credited faster government import procedures with accelerating deliveries.
These figures and the assessment of shortages are Kosiachenko's. UNIAN's report did not provide a list of medicines or data on the availability of individual products in pharmacies.