Upharmacia February 2017 | Page 11

Upharmacia February 2017 2017. The plan will be put into operation in 2019. — — Retail company Magnit considering the possibility to open 5 ths pharmacies, which could be located in its sale units. Another retailer Х5 Retail Group will open 670 pharmacies in cooperation with pharmacy chain Mega Pharm in 2017. — — In 2017, Pharmasyntez company plans to open the plant for the production of active pharmaceutical substances in Bratsk (Irkutsk region) with total amount of investments to estimate RUB 1.4 bn. — — Italian company Alfa Wassermann plans to localize production of two original preparations at the facilities of LLC Dobrolek (part of Pharmeco group). U zbekistan — — The Head of State Pharmaceutical Concern Uzpharmsanoat stated that 33 new pharmaceutical enterprises will be put in operation by the end of 2017. According to him, in 2016, local producers manufactured pharmaceutical for USD 340 mio and increased their market share to more than 50%. www.upharma-c.com 11