Botox maker AbbVie, a global pharmaceutical company, said in a statement on its website that it has temporarily suspended operations in Russia.
in a statement on its website that it has temporarily suspended operations for its aesthetics products, including Botox, in Russia while the crisis in Ukraine unfolds. The company does not operate manufacturing plants in the region, according to the statement. AbbVie will continue to produce and distribute essential and life-saving medicines to patients in Russia.
Other pharmaceutical companies such as Germany's Bayer, Eli Lilly and Pfizer, have taken similar stances. They are suspending non-essential operations in Russia while continuing to supply vital medicines and devices.Michele L. Mekel, interim director of the bioethics program at Penn State college, said it is reasonable for a business to pause certain operations while continuing essential activities.
Botox procedures, which can cost thousands of dollars, might be out of reach for many Russians these days as western sanctions damaged the country's economy.
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