The Russian government has finalized the rules for granting preference to domestic drugs in public procurements, which will come into force in 2025.
The most important novelty is that the “second extra” mechanism will be extended to vital drugs, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent.
The "second extra" mechanism means if at least one supplier of a drug that is produced in Russia or the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in a full cycle, applies for the auction, then the remaining applications are rejected automatically. Such a rule should motivate manufacturers to deepen the localization of drugs in Russia instead of using foreign raw materials.
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