At the beginning of 2025, the 10 largest pharmacy networks began to control 47.9% of the pharmaceutical market in Russia, Kommersant writes with reference to the data of the Alpharm consulting company. Little players began selling businesses due to profitability in the context of tax changes.
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Most of the pharmaceutical market was on the April network: it controls 9.1%, its sales amounted to 194.1 billion rubles. Rigla occupies 7.9% of the market (169.6 billion rubles) and the health planet – 5.6% (120.3 billion rubles). The smallest shares have cultivation lands (3.8%, 80.2 billion rubles), Vita (3.6%, 77.9 billion rubles) and Iris (3.6%, 77.4 billion rubles).
Nenal trend. The consolidation of pharmaceutical products began before the Pandemia of the Coronavirus in 2020, during which it only deepened. If, according to the results of the third quarter of 2019, the total participation of the 20 main pharmacy networks in the market was 60%, then for the same period 2024-CASI 67.4%, it follows from the data of the DSM group.
Why do small networks close? According to Alexander Kuzin, general director of Network 36.6, small market participants for consolidation boost the fragmentation of the fight against businesses by the Federal Tax Service. As of January 1, companies with revenues of more than 60 million rubles cannot use a simplified tax system; Instead, a differentiated VAT rate is introduced.
For a business with a turnover of 60 million rubles to 250 million rubles, the VAT rate is 5%, for companies with income from 250 million rubles to 450 million rubles, 7%. With this tax system, profitability in small pharmacy networks will decrease. “All those who are not included in the Top 5 will be forced to join sooner or later,” said Alexander Shishkin, head of the Association of Independent Pharmacies, speaking at the Farmliga forum on February 20.
- In mid -February, Pharmaceuticals asked the State Duma to develop a bill on the work of mobile pharmacies. The appeal was sent by provincial pharmacies, which subordinated to the Government of the Territory of Krasnoyarsk, explaining that residents of small settlements in the opening of pharmacies regularly communicate with the authorities of the region, but it is difficult to find specialists and facilities suitable for them For them. .
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Bogdan Muzychenko
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