In Ukraine, after the restoration of price control on pharmaceuticals, 776 inspections were conducted, resulting in administrative and economic sanctions imposed on violators totaling 1.8 million hryvnias. This information was provided by the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
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Amount of Fines for Violators
Additionally, administrative fines totaling 163.7 thousand hryvnias have been imposed on officials of business entities. Since the beginning of the year, the service has received over 1200 complaints from citizens regarding the unlawful sale of pharmaceuticals at inflated prices.
Regions with the Most Complaints
The highest number of complaints comes from residents of the following regions:
- Dnipropetrovsk;
- Kharkiv;
- Poltava;
- Ivano-Frankivsk;
- Lviv;
- Khmelnytskyi;
- Cherkasy;
- Kyiv city.
“Every citizen has the right to contact the State Consumer Service and its territorial bodies in case of discovering instances of pharmaceuticals being sold at inflated prices.”