Uzbek pharmaceutical companies produce goods for 711.4bn soums

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Uzbekistan produced pharmaceutical products for 711.4 billion soums in January-September 2016, which grew by 23.7% year-on-year.

Share of industry in total industrial output of Uzbekistan grew from 0.7% to 0.9% in the reporting period, the Uzbek State Statistics Committee said.

The enterprises increased production of provitamins, vitamins and their products - 2 times, medicaments containing other antibiotics - 1.3 times; materials, impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical means- 1.2 times, medicaments containing no hormones or antibiotics - 2.1%, etc.

Main capacities on production of pharmaceutical products are located in Tashkent city (62.7% from total number), Tashkent region (18.1%), Syrdarya region (8.8%), Namangan region (5.8%).

Small enterprises, operating in pharmaceutical industry, increased production by 1.2 times year-on-year in January-September 2016 and their share in total production of the sector exceeded 71.5%.

Currently, 259 enterprises on production of pharmaceutical products and medicaments work in Uzbekistan, of which 55 were created in nine months of 2016.