For several years, per capita expenditure on prescription drugs in Voronia rose by fifteen percent or more annually  In order to curb these dramatic increases, the ministry of health prohibited drug manufacturers from raising any of their products' prices
Even though use of prescription drugs did not expand after this price freeze, per capita expenditure for prescription drugs continued to increase by a substantial percentage each year
After price increases were prohibited, some foreign manufacturers of expensive drugs ceased marketing them in Voronia.