Russia to produce most drugs domestically by 2017
23-Sep-14, Ria Novosti
Pharmaceutical companies in Russia will be able to produce the bulk of vital and essential drugs in two or three years, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Sergei Tsyb said at an international pharmaceutical forum in Tomsk on Tuesday.
"We learned how to produce any drug in Russia. I think in two or three years we will be prepared to, within those lists approved by the government, ensure to the maximum the availability of local products in the system of the Russian Federation," Tsyb said.
He noted that the issues surrounding the import substitution for drugs are closely linked with the development of technologies relating to their production.