Penza, 23 March 2012. PenzaNews. Expensive medicines in total amount of 540 million rubles will be received by the Penza region in 2013. The corresponding demand of the region is approved by the department of Ministry of health and social development of Russia on Friday, March 23.

"Delivered medicines will allow to provide all 926 people carried to 7 ontological groups that need expensive treatment," the head of the press service of Ministry of health and social development of the region Tatyana Manukhina reported.

She noted that in 2011 there were put medicines in the sum of 503 million rubles in the region that allowed to provide 912 people with expensive drugs .

According to the interlocutor of agency, in 2012 delivery of medical preparations in the sum over 520 million rubles is planned.

"he federal program on providing with expensive medicines of citizens is been realized in the Penza region since 2008," Tatyana Manukhina added.