Protek says J&J notifies of suspension of contact lenses imports

MOSCOW, May 25 (PRIME) -- U.S. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has notified the partners in Russia of a suspension of imports of contact lenses, a spokesperson for pharmaceutical company Protek, which is an official distributor of J&J, told PRIME on Thursday.

"J&J has notified the partners of a suspension of imports of contact lenses," CEO Dmitry Pogrebinsky said, as quoted by the spokesperson.

According to Pogrebinsky, there is a sufficient amount of contact lenses' imports to Russia, and there is no risk of deficit.

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