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President: It is necessary to introduce reference prices for medicines

President: It is necessary to introduce reference prices for medicines
President Viktor Yanukovych has instructed the Cabinet to gradually introduce the European practice of setting reference prices for medicines.

"Imported medicines should not be sold in Ukraine at much higher prices than in our neighboring countries. The state must protect the interests of citizens and bring order to price formation," he said. According to Yanukovych, it is reasonable to introduce the practice of setting reference prices for medicines, which is used worldwide.

"These steps should, of course, be careful and gradual," Viktor Yanukovych said, adding that the Government should begin with a pilot group of medicines for those categories of citizens who most need them.