Belarusian pharmacists do not feel benefits of Customs Union
Experts claim that Russia protects its market very well while Belarusian medicine producers fail to cope with changes in the neighbouring country’s legislation.
Having joined the Customs Union, Belarusian producers of medicines still
have problems entering the Russian and Kazakhstani markets. According
to the director of a pharmaceutical enterprise “Lekfarm” Iryna Padabed, new obstacles have emerged this year.
Iryna Padabed: "Russia
has begun protecting its market seriously this year. They are
constantly changing their legislation. Although we were ready to send
the first consignments to go through a chemical check-up before, the
requirements have changed. Now we have to start halfway if not from
scratch”.
"Lekfarm" was founded only 4 years ago but the
enterprise has already started entering foreign markets. However, this
is a complicated process, said Iryna Padabed at a press conference.
According to her, the registration of medications takes from 2 to 5
years in our country.
The plant produces more than 20 kinds of medications. The famous flu
medicine “Arpetol” is among them. Employees of the enterprise assured
that there would not be any lack of medications during the flu epidemic
like it had happened the previous year.
Іryna Padabed: "The
plant worked in three shifts producing “Arpetol” for 2 or 3 months a
year ago, so now we have medications for 3 or 4 months in stock. We are
prepared for the season and the probable epidemic outbreak will not
scare us”.
