- In what direction is the development of the industry going?
- We walk the path of intensive development of domestic industry. If twenty years ago there were only three companies in the country that manufacture drugs and medical equipment, then today there are 118 of them. 92 enterprises produce 873 items of drugs and 24 - 150 items of medical equipment and medical devices. Moreover, there is a growth tendency of both the number of enterprises, as well as of the list of their products.
- Is that true that the intensive modernization is underway at the enterprises of the country?

- Indeed it is. Moreover, it is the modernization with a phase transition to ISO and GMP international quality standards. Among the companies which already have these certificates are Novofarma Plus Ltd, Farmed Sanoat and Jurabek Laboratories LLC. Fifteen more enterprises of the country are at the implementation stage.
Noteworthy, that the companies launch new facilities to expand the list of products. The companies of the industry cooperate with local scientists as never before, which results in original drugs.
- How many types of medicines that have no analogues are produced at the enterprises of the country?
- Approximately 30. Among them are oligvon, ayustan, gossipol, ferulong, ferrokomed and others. About 10 domestic developments are to pass through licensing procedures. All these drugs are the result of years of research of national research institutes, higher medical schools and institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the republic. The most domestic drugs of vegetable or animal origin are made from natural raw materials and thus have higher efficiency.