By KYIV. Nov 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Pharmacy sales in Ukraine in January-September 2023 increased by 21.56% compared to the same period in 2022 – to UAH 126 billion, in physical terms they decreased by 6.5% – to 907.885 million packages.
Business Credit told the Interfax-Ukraine agency the weighted average price of goods in the pharmacy basket for the first nine months of 2023 amounted to UAH 138.78, which is 30% more than a year earlier.
Pharmacy sales of medicines over the nine months increased by 19.39% – to almost UAH 98.556 billion. At the same time, in physical terms, the retail market of medicines decreased by 4.66% – to 637.465 million packages. The weighted average retail price of medicines for the nine months of 2023 amounted to UAH 154.51, which is 25.22% more than a year earlier.
According to the company, sales growth in January-September in physical terms was recorded in the segment of household chemicals (20.56%), dietary supplements (20%), mineral water (18.7%), medicinal cosmetics (17.59%) and special food products (7.63%).
In other segments, sales in volume terms decreased compared to the same period in 2022.
