The Russian Post enters the pharmacy supply market

The Russian Post, the largest logistics operator in the country, will be responsible for the delivery of medicines and other pharmacy products. There are plans to cover over 9,000 pharmacies by the end of the year.

In order to achieve this, the Russian Post plans to build partnerships with industry aggregator platforms and profiled marketplaces where pharmacies form orders from manufacturers of pharmacy products.

Such interaction will significantly expand the range of pharmacies, especially in remote settlements, accelerate the movement of necessary medicines from the manufacturer and distributor to the end point, and will also save on logistics and reduce costs within the distribution chain by 25 per cent.