"A single formula should be used to calculate the cost of products sold in pharmacies: it should be the manufacturer’s sale price plus the retail mark-up, which is separately set by Russia’s regions. As the result, we have a price control system for essential medicines. Even though this refers to essential medicines, not all pharmaceutical products, it is a rather long list. Anyone found in breech of this pricing structure must be held to account."
Vladimir Putin At a meeting of the Government Presidium