According to the Digest`s Editorial office opinion, the main events of the August 2023 in Russian pharmaceutical industry are:
- a pharmacy in Moscow was selling medicines stolen from hospitals. Where do stolen cancer drugs come from in the capital and why is it difficult to punish for their sale;
- The Ministry of Health approved general pharmacopoeia articles establishing requirements for the medicines quality;
- WHO recommended to strengthen surveillance in the context of an increase in the incidence of Covid;
- the procedure for the release of prescription drugs will change from September 1 for online salers;
- the government has allowed the treatment of female infertility with off-label drugs.
These, as well all other industry month news, are in the August 2023 issue (Russian edition) of the Digest.
Best regards,
Natalia Egorova, Editor-in-Chief
01.09.2023.