Since mid-October, Russian drug distributors have begun to reduce the wholesale prices of drugs against the backdrop of overstocked pharmacy chains, Kommersant writes. According to the 36.6 pharmacy chain, the cost of 3.5 thousand of the most popular items is back to the level of mid-August after a fall increase of 0.8%, and the Regal-Zdarbacity chain estimates the current discount to be about 1%. Market participants attribute the trend to the desire of suppliers to reduce stocks in warehouses by the end of the year.