Volgograd woman reports two-week absence of stroke prevention drug

The daughter of an elderly disabled person in Volgograd is complaining about the absence of subsidized medicines at one of the clinics in the Sovetsky District. From the list of necessary medications, she says, the most expensive one—Xarelto—is missing. It is needed for stroke prevention, and its monthly dose costs the pensioner 4,500 rubles (about $50).

At the pharmacy warehouse, the claimant asserts, she hasn«t been able to get it for two weeks. Even earlier, according to her, obtaining it was quite a problem, but now the supplies have run out completely.

“What is most outrageous is that the medicine can be bought for money—it hasn’t disappeared, like some, due to certain events. And the federal budget allocates funds for them because that’s the law. But at what level the money is ‘lost’—it’s been unclear since last year,” the claimant reflects.

However, the regional health committee clarified that the drug has already arrived at the pharmacy, promising to issue it to the claimant.

“Information about the need to supply the patient is under control both in the medical organization and in the Regional Health Department. Due to the availability of the medicinal product at the pharmacy, within the timelines set for supply, the drug has been sent to the pharmacy. In the near future, the patient will be invited to receive it.”

The availability of subsidized medicines is one of the most frequent problems that city residents report to the V1.RU editorial office. The issue has become so pressing that at the end of 2025, Volgograd Oblast took first place in the number of complaints to Vladimir Putin«s direct line about drug shortages.