So, in January - March 2020, 65 million packages of antibacterial drugs were sold in Russian pharmacies. This is 13.5% more than the same period last year: in early 2019, 57.3 million packages of such drugs were sold.
In value terms (the total amount of goods sold) for antibiotics, analysts also record growth: in the first quarter of this year, such drugs were sold for 12.3 billion rubles, and in the past - for 10.1 billion (an increase of almost 22% )
Earlier, analysts also recorded an increase in sales of antiviral drugs at the beginning of this year: in January - March 2020, 38.4 million packages of antiviral drugs were sold in Russian pharmacies (last year - 31.7 million packages).