PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of January 28, 2025 No. UP-13

About additional measures for the accelerated development of pharmaceutical industry

For the purpose of the accelerated development of pharmaceutical industry, essential increase in export volume and investments involved to the sphere, and also implementation of new management system for providing the population with high-quality medicines which safety and efficiency are guaranteed:

1. Assign to Agency on development of pharmaceutical industry under the Ministry of Health (further - the Agency) the following additional tasks:

development of the industry of dietary supplements and cosmetic products, including studying, the analysis of market situation, production localization, assistance to implementation of front lines foreign the practician and standards at the industry companies in this direction;

implementation of monitoring and accounting of investment projects of the regional pharmaceutical companies together with local khokimiyats;

digitalization of pharmaceutical industry and implementation of information programs.

2. Establish procedure according to which since April 1, 2025:

a) limiting trade margins are imposed only to category of the medicines provided according to the recipe. At the same time:

the operating system of forming of the reference prices of domestic and foreign medicines remains;

in case of wholesale and retail sale of category of the medicines provided according to the recipe surcharge in the amount of no more than 15 percent to the purchase (basic) price for wholesale trade and no more than 20 percent to purchase price for retail trade, irrespective of the number of the intermediaries participating in their delivery is imposed. Wholesale and retail prices on these medicines shall not exceed the marginal wholesale and retail reference prices;

limiting trade margins do not extend to wholesale and retail sale of the medicines provided without recipe;

b) in case of production of medicines of similar structure under different trade names by the same producer, to all these medicines applies the lowest reference price (except as specified in case of which there is distinction in producers of medicinal substances (substances);

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