The FINANCIAL — Country of Georgia is near with nary medicines for children, arsenic cases of seasonal flu and COVID-19 rise.
Local residents told The FINANCIAL that pharynx lozenges and acold medications are hard to find adjacent astatine the starring pharmacy networks, including PSP, GPC and AVERSI. Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine tin beryllium 1 of the reasons.
“Our institution is importing a ample stock of medicines from Ukraine. The warfare affected our proviso system”, a pharmacist astatine PSP store told The FINANCIAL.
As the result, the astir fashionable flu syrups, including Nurofen, Eferalgan, Panadol disappeared from shelves.
There are 3 starring players successful the Georgian pharmacy market: PSP, Aversi, and GPC / Pharmadepot. In addition, the Georgian marketplace is besides represented by tiny players.
All 3 largest pharmacy chains are portion of healthcare holding companies. Including, the GPC (GPHA Ltd) concatenation is portion of the Georgian Healthcare Group (GHG), which besides includes Evex hospitals. GHG, successful turn, is owned by Georgian Capital. For its part, “Georgian Capital” is traded connected the London Stock Exchange.
Aversi Pharma is simply a subordinate of the Aversi Group, which besides includes clinics. Businessmen Paata and Nikoloz Kurtanidze ain 67% and 33% shares of the company.
PSP Pharma is simply a subordinate of the PSP Group, which combines New Hospitals and PSP Insurance. Businessman Kakha Okriashvili owns 95% of the company.
According to the fiscal report, businessman Davit Kokhreidze is 100%-shareholder of IMPEX Pharmacy.
Use the pursuing 10 tips to combat the flu this year:
- wash your hands frequently, particularly aft blowing your nose, coughing, sneezing, being with sick radical and particularly earlier you eat;
- avoid sharing objects;
- avoid touching your nose, rima and eyes;
- get capable slumber and debar getting “run down”;
- reduce stress;
- use tissues for coughs and sneezes and dispose of them immediately
and appropriately; - eat close and get regular exercise;
- avoid crowds and support your region from radical whom you cognize are ill;
- if you are sick, debar interaction with the frail, precise young and elderly;
- if you are sick, enactment location from enactment oregon school.
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