Russian government may allow parallel drug imports to the country

The Russian government may allow parallel imports (imports of non-counterfeit product from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner) of drugs to Russia, according to Andrey Kashevarov, Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS), reports The Pharma Letter’s Russia correspondent.

It is planned that the government may allow imports of drugs, registered in Russia, as well as imports of non-registered drugs from countries such as Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Japan and some others.These imports will be supplied through specialized customs offices with laboratories that will be able to check the quality of drugs.

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