During a government meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that in a “separate pharmacy network” prices for medicines and personal protective equipment were recorded, and some pharmacies raised prices to 70-100 rubles, when before the New Year one mask was sold for 1 5 rubles.
“Licenses must be taken from them, that’s all, for this activity. We decided to cash in. It is necessary to identify such, for each organization, and make a decision, that's all. That it was not good, ”Putin said.
Earlier, Roszdravnadzor opened a hotline to receive requests on issues related to the lack of medical masks and drugs in pharmacies amid the spread of coronavirus.
As RT wrote on February 4, an appeal was sent to Roszdravnadzor and Rospotrebnadzor with a proposal to ban pharmacies from raising prices for masks and a number of drugs during the spread of dangerous diseases.