Cursor: an analytical review of tender purchases of drugs on the territory of russia at year-end 2018
The government drug purchase market showed a slight increase in 2018 (Tables 1, 2 and Fig. 1-3). The number of announced tenders increased by 2.8% compared with 2017. At the same time, the number of completed tenders accounted for 81% (versus 87% in 2017) of the total tenders. Nevertheless, it should be borne in mind that a new type of bidding, so called «closed tender», was introduced, which included 1,453 tenders in 2018. The results of such tenders are not available in open access; they are counted as tenders with the «sales record is unavailable» status.