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Shortage of specialists: One-third of compounding pharmacies in Russia on the verge of closure
- By Newsdesk
- Russia
- Apr 14, 2023
At a meeting of the working group formed after the adoption of the law on compounding pharmacies, Leonid Ogul, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection, announced that roughly one-third of the compounding pharmacies in Russia are about to close. There are 1,378 compounding pharmacies in Russia, but nearly one-third of them (37%) are about to close their doors. The reason for this is a shortage of analyst pharmacists and pharmacy technologists.
He outlined the tasks aimed at optimising regulation in the field of pharmacy drug production. "Strict quality control should be maintained, but obstacles to pharmaceutical companies' activities should be removed." According to Ogul, businesses should be given the best possible conditions for entering the market.
The working group meeting also included a report on the monitoring of compounding pharmacies' operations. The deputies were particularly concerned about the trend of such pharmacies closing and the transition of pharmacy activities to a trade-only format. "Most of them work for medical institutions and carry out their orders. However, representatives from those pharmacies have also stated that they have a serious problem, which is a lack of qualified personnel," Ogul emphasised.