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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Drug Shortages Persist in Russia after Start of Ukraine War

Customers stand at the windows buying medicines in a pharmacy in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP)

First came the warnings, in messages among friends and families and on social media, to stock up on vital drugs in Russia before supplies were affected by crippling Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.

Then, some drugs indeed became harder to find at pharmacies in Moscow and other cities.

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