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Pharmaceutical industry in Russia

Pharmaceutical industry in Russia is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pharmaceutical industry in Russia rather than just read about it. In short: The pharmaceutical industry in Russia had a turnover of $16.5 billion in 2016, which was equal to 1.3 % of GDP and 19.9% of health spending. The Russian healthcare system is funded by the federal government, social spending and the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.

Key takeaways

Pharmaceutical industry in Russia belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Connect Pharmaceutical industry in Russia to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pharmaceutical industry in Russia from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The pharmaceutical industry in Russia had a turnover of $16.5 billion in 2016, which was equal to 1.3 % of GDP and 19.9% of health spending. The Russian healthcare system is funded by the federal government, social spending and the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund. However, the industry expects a big shift towards the private healthcare spending. Russia is a net importer of pharmaceuticals, importing $8.9 billion while exporting $635 million of medicines. Close to 80% of imports come from Europe, mostly from Germany and France.

Local market The Russian pharmaceutical market can be divided by prescription drugs and over the counter drugs. The prescription drugs sales historically took the biggest share of the market, capturing 61% of the market in 2016. The sales of generic drugs dominate in the prescription category at 64.5%. Out of all pharmaceutical sales they constitute only 39.4%. The most widespread diseases in Russia are cardiovascular diseases, cancer and HIV. As a result, pharmaceutical products addressing these ailments are the leading sub-sectors for the pharmaceutical industry in Russia. The largest manufacturers by retail sales include Sanofi, Bayer, Novartis, Servier. Pharmstandard is the largest domestic manufacturer by sales, ranking 18th in 2015.

Distributors

Drug manufacturers prefer not to work with retail pharmacy chains or pharmacies directly, relying instead on distributors to promote their products to retail outlets. Distributors operate vast networks of contacts and work to direct retail distribution channels. According to DSM, one of the major Russian pharmaceutical Agencies, the major four distributors include Katren, Protek, Rosta and CIA. The number of pharmacy chains has been growing and currently it exceeds 50,000. Most of the sales are coming from the following chains: Apteka 36.6, A5, Samson Pharma, Rigla, and Neopharm.

Import substitution efforts The Russian government is focused on creating its own pharmaceutical industry. The main document that governs this focus is the “Pharma 2020 Strategy”. Its main goal is to reduce the reliance of the Russian economy on imported pharmaceuticals. In July 2016, Prime Minister Medvedev said that he expects the domestic production to increase from 28.5% now to 75% by 2020.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pharmaceutical industry in Russia

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pharmaceutical industry in Russia claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pharmaceutical industry in Russia before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pharmaceutical industry in Russia ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pharmaceutical industry in Russia

In research: Pharmaceutical industry in Russia appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pharmaceutical industry in Russia in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pharmaceutical industry in Russia is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Pharmaceutical companies of Russia, Pharmaceutical industry by country, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pharmaceutical industry in Russia outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Pharmaceutical industry in Russia matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pharmaceutical industry in Russia?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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