The government has simplified procedures for checking imported medicines in order to accelerate their delivery to pharmacies and hospitals following Russian attacks on warehouses storing medical supplies.
This was reported by Ukraine’s Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyy.
Under the new rules, an authorised representative of the importing company will be able to independently verify that the shipment matches the accompanying documents and carry out a visual inspection of the packaging, with mandatory photographic recording.
The inspection results will be sent to the State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drugs Control (Derzhliksluzhba), which will issue a conclusion on the quality of the medicines.
If the same batch of medicines is re-imported into Ukraine, the control procedure will take no more than one working day.
At the same time, state quality control remains in place, and the requirements for the quality and safety of medicines are unchanged.
The government says these measures are part of systematic work to increase the flexibility and resilience of medicine supplies to Ukraine. Their aim is to reduce delays at warehouses and ensure faster delivery of medicines to end points of sale and medical facilities.
- On 3 September, the Russians attacked three warehouses containing medicines in Ukraine. The Biokon warehouse, a Teva company warehouse, and a World Health Organization warehouse came under attack.