The Ministry of Health has approved a list of psychotropic drugs approved for import into Russia

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko signed an order approving the list of narcotic and psychotropic drugs allowed for import into Russia. The document was published on the official legal information portal.

The list includes drugs for the treatment of epilepsy and palliative care: “Diazepam” (rectal solution), “Midazolam” (oromucosal solution), “Clobazam” (tablets, capsules), “Lorazepam” (solution in ampoules), “Phenobarbital” (elixir , solution for injection). The order comes into force on March 1, 2020 and is valid until the end of 2023.

On February 13, the Russian government allocated 22 million rubles from the reserve fund for the purchase of medicines not registered in Russia for seriously ill children. The money will be sent to the Moscow Endocrine Plant for the purchase, import and delivery of foreign psychotropic drugs in the amount of 11,674 packages.

According to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russia is not yet able to provide all those in need of such drugs through its own production, although “the health of children, and often their lives, depends on this.” “Parents are ready to literally do anything to help their child, even breaking the law. Here we must do everything possible to avoid putting people before such a difficult choice,” Mishustin emphasized.

In December 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the government to purchase unregistered drugs based on the decision of a medical commission. Most of the provisions of the law will come into force on March 1, 2020.

In January, in a message to the Federal Assembly, Putin criticized the work of officials who oversaw the purchase of vital drugs, which led to supply disruptions.

The second batch of “Frisium” for 600 children will be imported into the Russian Federation in the first quarter of 2020. The first batch was designed for 540 patients and arrived at the end of October 2019.