Medicine consumption in Luhansk region since June 2014 has halved, that in Donetsk region was down by 20-30 percent, the head of the logistics department of Pharmplanet pharmaceutical distributor, Yevhen Nikushin, has told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the expert, in general, “the sales of drugs in “flash points” decreased by 20-60 percent, as a result the loss of the market is about 3 percent per month.”
“The volume of consumption in Luhansk region since July 2014 has more than halved. Thus, the pharmaceutical market from this period monthly sees a shortage of about 2.5 percent of medicine consumption. Consumption in Donetsk region declined by 20-30 percent, due to which the market sees a shortage of about 2 percent,” he said.
Commenting on the channels of medicine supplies to the ATO area, the expert noted that such supplies are made “through large network customers, who are leaving the ATO area.”
Pharmplanet pharmaceutical distributor is a national service company, providing a full range of services in the pharmaceutical market, including registration, logistics, marketing and distribution of medicines, medical devices, cosmetics, dietary supplements.
