Analysis of the level and dynamics of prices in the pharmaceutical market in Russia and its use to assess the effectiveness of state regulation of prices for medicines

Abstract

The article considers the mechanism of price regulation in the pharmaceutical market of Russia and the analysis of its main shortcomings. The author provides official data on the dynamics of prices of medicines and the results of author's studies of the level and the dynamics of price changes in the Russian pharmaceutical market. He provides the description of possible changes in state regulation of prices for medicinal products.

Keywords

• государственное регулирование цен на фармацевтическом рынке
• уровень и динамика цен на лекарства
• индекс цен на медикаменты
• референтное ценообразование
• state regulation of pharmaceutical prices
• the level and dynamics of prices for medicines
• the price index for medicines
• reference pricing