Russian govt to allocate $840 million for high-priced drugs in 2022

The Russian government will allocate about 62 billion roubles ($840 million) in 2022 for the procurements of high-priced drugs as part of the 14 high-cost nosologies (14 VZN) program, a state program, which involves procurements of the most expensive drugs for state needs in Russia, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent.

According to representatives of some leading patient organizations in Russia, while this volume is 3% higher than in 2021, it is almost 1.5 times less than required volume, which may create a risk a shortage of some drugs in the local market.

According to a letter, which was recently prepared by the Russian Ministry of Health, the planned volume of drug purchases under the program will increase up to 1.55 billion packages in 2022, requiring about 61.8 billion roubles of funding.