Medvedev urged not to blame import substitution for the disappearance of a number of drugs from sale
The head of the Russian government, Dmitry Medvedev, during a press conference with Russian media, commented on the problem of imported drugs disappearing from pharmacies. “I would not blame [the disappearance of a number of drugs] on import substitution,” Medvedev said. “This was done not to cut off our people from medicines - that would be inhumane, but to make them cheaper. Over the past year, our pharmaceutical industry has grown, in my opinion, by 18%.