Uzbekistan. Pharmaceutical distribution system

Dori-Darmon JSC is a major distributor, with extensive network of pharmacies nationwide. Then come Grand Farm Medical and Asklеpiy.

Dori-Darmon JSC is a consistently developing wholesale and retail trade company, which has retained its lead standing in the pharmaceutical market of Uzbekistan for 85 years, providing wide range of quality pharmaceutical products to the households and domestic health institutions.

The company has its regional branches including 8 joint-stock companies and 10 subsidiaries. There are 212 pharmacies and 545 pharmacy branches in the system, of which 437 are in the rural areas including 343 pharmacy branches at rural health clinics.

Furthermore, there are mobile pharmacies – special vehicles with isothermal wagon with essential equipment operating in remote areas with the mandate to supply medications to the rural households in all oblasts of Uzbekistan.


For a number of years, Dori-Darmon joint-stock company has been the main executor of government programs for centralized procurement of medical drugs for treatment of socially significant diseases for health institutions of the Ministry of Health.

In order to improve the services provided to the residents of Tashkent city including the privilized patients, 002 reference information service of Dori-Darmon JSC has been established, providing detailed information about availability of medical drugs and health products at 25 pharmacies of the company in Tashkent.

The pharmacies of Dori-Darmon’s chain account for 75% of medical drugs and health products provided free-of-charge to the privileged category of patients. The operations of Dori-Darmon are multi-faceted.

Dori-Darmon Garant offers customs clearance and storage of pharmaceutical products at its own customs warehouse. Dori-Darmon Invest specializes in provision of Uzbek pharmaceutical market research services and registration of medical drugs and health products.

Stable market presence, availability of broad range of pharmaceutical products, opportunities to expand partnership contacts, promotion of modern medical drugs in the market enabled Dori-Darmon JSC to take the lead role in the pharmaceutical market of Uzbekistan after many decades of professional performance.

In addition to supply of medications to the households and health institutions nationwide, Dori-Darmon is involved in drafting regulatory documents related to the production of drug formulations at pharmacies, maintains ongoing control of the quality of drug forms produced at the pharmacies of the companies and intra hospital pharmacies.

Furthermore, Dori-Darmon offers miscellaneous marketing studies of the segments of pharmaceutical market of the country and other services.


Existence of centralized system of record keeping enables the managers to obtain essential information, optimizing the process of acceptance, storage, and sales of goods, coordinates warehouses and departments involved in delivery, acceptance, and sales of products in real-time.

Leadership of Dori-Darmon JSC in the Uzbek pharmaceutical market is determined not only by developed distribution network with well-arranged logistics but also by management and staff - many dynasties of pharmacists dedicated to their profession. Most of pharmacists and apothekers have advanced and first grade qualifications, and the company continues its efforts to improve the skills of its staff.

While total sales of company exceeded 70 billion soums, intra-pharmacy production totalled circa 1 billion soums with approximately 100 medical drugs, and annual average 24 percent growth of sales.

Pharmacies- companies produce medications based on the prescriptions issued by doctors. At Dori-Darmon JSC, there are 117 pharmacies involved in production of medical drugs based on doctor’s prescription. Of them 72 drugstores produce sterile drug froms, while 45 pharmacies produce non-sterile drug formulations. Drug forms produced include injected and infusion solutions, nasal and ear drops, ointments and suppositories, tinctures, decoctions, etc.

Source: UNDP
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