25-28 November 2025
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“Domestic Analogues of Imported Drugs Operate Fully”: Interview with Roszdravnadzor Public Council Chair Viktor Dmitriev
Published on: Mar 28, 2025
Reading Time: 5 min
Viktor Dmitriev, on air at the Professional Legal Group AID (PLG AID), spoke about the state of the Russian pharmaceutical industry and the impact of sanctions on it
* Source : Internet magazine "Lifestyle. Moscow".
As is known, the medicines themselves were not subject to sanctions, but the manufacturers still encountered a number of problems that in one way or another affected the manufacturing process, logistics and, ultimately, prices. As the main problem, Viktor Aleksandrovich highlighted the impossibility of carrying out monetary transactions with countries that either imposed restrictions or support them, fearing secondary sanctions. Additional delays led to an increase in the final prices of goods.
Viktor Dmitriev: "There were various moments: for example, when we delivered ingredients from China by sea, we encountered the fact that Vladivostok cannot accept many large ships at the same time. We had to reload them onto smaller ships to deliver them to Russia . "
At the same time, there is an active process of replacing imported drugs with domestic analogues - according to the expert, 83% of the list of vital and essential drugs are produced in the Russian Federation. In addition, there is a trend towards localization of production, when foreign companies open sites in Russian regions. As an example, the guest cited clusters in Yaroslavl and Kaluga Oblast, cooperating with local universities, among other things.
The training of future specialists and the personnel shortage were also topics of the broadcast. As it turned out, today there is a gap between the competencies of pharmacists and technologists, for whose education different departments are responsible. The shortage of professionals with knowledge in both areas is only part of the problem; it is also necessary to create comfortable working conditions.
When asked about protecting patients from low-quality medicines, the expert noted that the country has fairly effective mechanisms for identifying counterfeit drugs, but called on the population to be more responsible for their health.
Viktor Dmitriev: “First, we like to diagnose ourselves. As a result, we treat ourselves, we go to the doctor and find out that we were treated for the wrong thing. Plus, the medicine could have done harm. Second, you shouldn’t trust the Internet when it comes to buying medicine. Today, it is possible to order them remotely, but then the pharmacy must have a license and permission to trade in this way. It is better for the pharmacy to reserve the medicine for you, and you go and pick it up yourself.”
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