aleksandr lukashenko ordered the approval of maximum selling prices for medications for the belarusianck in 2018. the president saw that the quality of life depends on this segment of trade. and did not consider it possible to embark on an education in it of its own accord. then the new scheme worked, drug prices dropped, the market became transparent, and competition on it was healthy. but 2020 came and coronavirus. entire countries went into deep quarantine. borders were closed, supply chains were broken, supplies of medications were already threatened by. it was impossible to delay them in agreeing on selling prices; thousands of people might not receive the necessary medicines on time. therefore, the president canceled the mandatory price negotiations for smart medicines. the priority became high speed rather than low delivery price. the storm has passed. we emerged from the coronavirus hell and straightened our shoulders under the onslaught of sanctions. in april of this year, the head of state ordered the return of reference pricing for medicines. manufacturers of medications and