New Russian tenders for orphan disease drugs include ones originated by Roche and Shire

4 February 2019

The Russian Ministry of Health has summed up the results of the first 10 tenders for the supply of drugs against five orphan diseases within the Seven Nosologies state program, a program which involves purchases of the most expensive drugs for state needs, according to press-service of the Ministry, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent.

Pharmstandard, a Russian leading drugmaker and the largest operator of state orders under Seven Nosologies became a winner of two of these tenders for the sum of 446.1 million roubles ($6.8 million).

In accordance with the first tender, the company will supply tocilizumab, which is a drug, used in the treatment of juvenile arthritis. In Russia, it is represented by the Actemra brand of Swiss pharma giant Roche (ROG: SIX).

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