Russian govt to stimulate competition on public procurements of drugs

The Russian government plans to stimulate the level of competition during public procurements of drugs for the domestic market, that will take place through the splitting of purchases and the introduction of limits on the volume of lots during state tenders.

The government plans implementation of these measures will attract producers of small and medium size to participate state tenders and will contribute to their de-centralization. That will also stimulate the level of competition.

In the meantime, these plans have already been opposed by some senior officials of the Russian Ministry of Health, according to which centralized purchases of drugs usually ensures significant savings to the state during public procurements.