The expert supported the opening of mobile pharmacies in the villages

One in seven Russians (13%) does not have the opportunity to walk from home to a pharmacy and purchase the necessary medications for treatment. In an interview with Izvestia, such statistics were provided by the operating director of the Medicines pharmacy chain.<url>" by Vadim Trenkin. The initiative to create mobile pharmacies is very important for rural residents.

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"This is a necessary measure for territories where it is impossible to organize stationary infrastructure, although it is impossible to present a full range in such pharmacies," the expert emphasizes.

He notes that pilot projects in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Khakassia and Krasnodar Territory, conducted in 2024, have shown positive results — the population highly appreciated the opportunity to buy medicines near home.

"In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, in a village with a population of 123 people, the model showed working capacity. But for settlements with a population of less than 50-100 people, the project's economy remains questionable," the source clarifies.

However, there are risks to such an initiative. The first of them, according to Trenkin, is a violation of storage conditions, because in the field it is extremely difficult to ensure a stable temperature regime for a number of drugs.

In addition, additional barriers may include a shortage of personnel, as well as difficulties in transferring data to the Honest Sign labeling system due to unstable communications in villages, the specialist lists.

For more information about the organization of mobile pharmacies in small and hard—to-reach settlements, see the Izvestia article:

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