Russia to simplify procedure for unregistered drug imports

Russia will simplify the procedure for imports of unregistered drugs against serious diseases starting from March of next year, according to recent statements by state authorities and local media reports.

Both public funds and medical organizations will be able to conduct imports through State Services, Russia’s major reference and information Internet portal (site). That will affect drugs that are not registered in Russia and have no domestic analogues.

Previously, there was no clear regulation for such imports, the permission for which was coordinated with the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor) in each specific case, which led to serious delays in supplies.