From January to September 2022, Russia imported 28.1 billion rubles’ worth of veterinary drugs (customs clearance and VAT included), 5.1% up from the same period last year. In physical terms, the growth rate was 7.6%, with 24.4 million packages imported. As for feed supplements, the growth rates in both monetary and physical terms are negative: –2.3% in rubles and –12.1% in tons. The import of feed supplements in January–September was 110,300 tons worth around 31.8 billion rubles.

In January–September 2022, Russian manufacturers produced 528.1 billion rubles’ worth of ready-made drugs (manufacturer’s prices, VAT included), up 22% from the same period in 2021. In physical terms, the production volume was 3.09 billion packages, up 3.6% from January–September 2021. If calculated in minimum dosage units (MDU), the volume was 59 billion MDUs, 2.6% up from January–September 2021.

From January to September 2022, Russia imported 607.7 billion rubles’ worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs (customs clearance and VAT included, imports from the EEU excluded), up 9.4% from the same period in 2021. The import of bulk drugs grew 22.4%. In physical terms, the import of ready-made drugs was 1.24 billion packages, or 23.9 minimum dosage units (MDU), up 6.9% in packages and 8.6% in MDUs. As for bulk drugs, the growth rate was 38%, with around 1 billion MDUs imported.

From January to September 2022, Russia imported 607.7 billion rubles’ worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs (customs clearance and VAT included, imports from the EEU excluded), up 9.4% from the same period in 2021. The import of bulk drugs grew 22.4%. In physical terms, the import of ready-made drugs was 1.24 billion packages, or 23.9 minimum dosage units (MDU), up 6.9% in packages and 8.6% in MDUs. As for bulk drugs, the growth rate was 38%, with around 1 billion MDUs imported.

In January–September 2022, Russia imported 149.7 billion rubles’ worth of APIs (customs clearance and VAT included), up 3.1% from the same period last year. This is one of the lowest growth rates in the past 12 years—a lower growth rate, 1.3%, was seen only in 2016. In physical terms, the growth rate hit a record high—25%, with 15,000 tons of APIs imported.

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In January–August 2022, Russia imported 535.5 billion rubles’ worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs (customs clearance and VAT included), up 9.4% from the same period in 2021. It was mainly the work in August that helped maintain positive growth rates. As for bulk drugs, the growth rate was 23.4%. In physical terms, the growth rates for both groups were negative. The import volume of ready-made drugs was around 1.1 billion packages, down 7.7% from January–August 2021. The import of bulk drugs was 983 million MDUs, down 34.6%.

In January–August 2022, Russia imported 134.1 billion rubles’ worth of APIs (customs clearance and VAT included), up only 5.2% from January–August 2021. In physical terms, the growth rate was as high as 25.3%, with 13,400 tons imported.

From January to August 2022, the offline sales of veterinary drugs in the Russian retail market were 14.2 billion RUB (retail prices, VAT included), down 5.4% from January–August 2021. In physical terms, the sales were 91.5 million minimum dosage units (MDU), down 21%.

In Q1–Q2 2022, the online sales or reservations of pharmacy products (pharmaceutical drugs and parapharmaceuticals) in Russia were 142.5 billion rubles (end-user prices, VAT included), comparable to the total in 2020. The growth rate was 51.3% against 69.6% in Q1 2022. The online segment seems to have returned to a more or less standard consumption model in Q1–Q2 2022, but the segment was still far ahead of the offline channel in terms of growth rates.