Retail prices for drugs up 23% in Russia since January
MOSCOW. Nov 8 - Retail pries for drugs have risen by 23% since the beginning of 2005, Health and Social Development Minister Mikhail Zurabov told Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov during Monday`s discussion of social welfare issues.

MOSCOW. Nov 8 - Retail pries for drugs have risen by 23% since the beginning of 2005, Health and Social Development Minister Mikhail Zurabov told Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov during Monday`s discussion of social welfare issues.
Prices will continue to rise, Zurabov said, noting that a system of stable prices for medicines, intended for citizens entitled to welfare benefits, is being created in Russia