Between January and March 2018, Russia imported 2.7 bln RUB worth of pharmaceutical drugs manufactured in the EEU countries (wholesale prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms 42.8% higher than that of the same period of 2017. In physical terms, the import amounted to 40.5 mln units, which is 22.7% lower than that of the same period of 2017.

Between January and March 2018, Russia produced 75.7 bln RUB worth of pharmaceutical drugs (dispatch prices, VAT included), which is 0.5% higher than that of the same period of 2017. In physical terms, it is around 1.01 bln units, which is 10% lower than that of the same period of 2017.

In February 2018, Russia imported 4.6 bln RUB worth of veterinary products, which is in monetary terms 8% higher than that of February 2017. The import of feed supplements amounted to 2.52 bln RUB, with a 12.5% increase. The import of veterinary drugs follows with 1.95 bln RUB and a 3.6% increase, while the import of veterinary APIs amounted to 0.14 bln RUB and a 5.1 decrease.

Between January and February 2018, Russia imported 14.9 bln RUB worth of APIs (free circulation prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms 45% higher than that of the same period of 2017. In physical terms, Russia imported 1,760,000 tons of APIs, which is 9% higher than that of the same period of 2017.

Between January and February 2018, Russia imported 70.4 bln RUB worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs and 14.1 bln RUB worth of in-bulk drugs (free circulation prices), which is in monetary terms 10.2% higher and 3.1% lower than that of the same period of 2017, respectively. In total, the dynamics for the period are 7.7%.