Putin instructed to ensure the availability of the most popular drugs

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to take measures to ensure stocks of the most popular drugs, including SARS. This is stated in to-do list head of state following a meeting with members of the government on January 24.

“The Ministry of Health of Russia, together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, should take measures aimed at ensuring the availability of stocks of medicines most in demand by the healthcare system, including during periods of an increase in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections,” the document says.

The report of the head of departments Mikhail Murashko and Denis Manturov should be prepared before April 1.

By the same date, the government was instructed to take additional measures of state support for organizations involved in the development, clinical research and production of medicines. This is necessary to prevent shortages due to the withdrawal of foreign pharmaceutical companies from the Russian market or the suspension of their clinical trials.

How wrote earlier than Vedomosti, the number of the cheapest drugs in Russian pharmacies decreased. Pharmaceutical retailers presented 2402 types of drugs costing up to 50 rubles. This is 41% less than a year earlier, and half as much as in 2020, follows from DSM Group data.

In September 2022, the Circle of Kindness Foundation, which provides assistance to children with severe and rare diseases, informed about the increased risk of interruptions in the supply of medicines against the background of the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions. It was reported that the restrictions led to problems with the import of innovative drugs for the treatment of rare and other diseases.