SIA International
State influence: A huge medicine distributer in the Russian market. SIA International supply pharmacies within whole Russia with products from 875 suppliers (both Russian and foreign)[1]. SIA International is not producer, just distributor of the pharmaceuticals, therefore its business not as strongly regulated as producer’s one. Nevertheless it is not so easy to make smooth export flow, because of the international medical norms. The majority of our medicines do not satisfy international norms.[2] SIA International is privately owned[3]. Also the company takes part into State Program of Additional Medicine Provision for the Subsidized Population[4]. This program is financed by the government[5], therefore state influence can be considered from this point. Internationalization: All company’s production facilities are located in Russia. Nevertheless SIA International is a part of European Pharmaceutical Association (so its medicines satisfy those standards) it still has no export. So no internalization. Katren State influence: Katren is a Russian national pharmaceutical distributor set up in 1993, which is subject to the laws and regulations of the Russian state so the state influence are high here. In fact, new regulations of the Russian Government No. 1081 on “licensing of the pharmaceutical activity” (“Regulation on licensing of the pharmaceutical activity”) entered into force on 7 January 2012. This regulation on licensing of the pharmaceutical activity was adopted as a follow-up to Federal law dated 4 May 2011 No. 99-FZ, thus revoking the previously-effective Regulation of the Russian Government dated No. 416. This regulation on licensing provides for a definite normative list of services for rendering of which it is necessary to obtain a pharmacy license or to change a product. For Katren, as for Protek, it means that intend to obtain a pharmacy license or to change old products should approach authorities (Federal Service on health care and social development supervision or Executive authorities in the constituent parts of Russia). Nevertheless the wholesale part of Protek business is not regulated so strictly, while it is not connected with strictly regulated production process. Therefore for wholesale state influence is moderate. Internationalization:
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