On October 18, 2018 new wording of the Rules of state registration and re-registration of maximum sale prices established by drug manufacturers for those drugs, that are included in the vital and essential drugs list (“the Rules” and “the Drugs” correspondingly) has been enacted with the amendments introduced by the Russian Government Decree of 08.10.2018 No. 1207 “On amendments to the Russian Government Decree of October, 29 2010 No. 865 and of September, 15 2015 No. 979” (“the Decree”).

Lidings experts have authored the The Pharma Legal Handbook: Russia — practical directory focused on the key aspects of legislative regulation of pharmaceutical industry in Russia.

On May 14, 2018 the Federal Law No. 325-FZ dated November 14, 2017 “On amendment to articles 19 and 23 of the Federal Law „On Currency Regulation and Currency Control“ and to the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation» (“the Law”) came into force.

The Federal law No. 127-FZ “On measures (countermeasures) in response to the hostile acts of the USA and other foreign countries” (“the Law”) has come into effect on June 04, 2018.

The Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation (the “Minzdrav”) has developed draft law aimed to improve regulation of drugs circulation, namely in respect of the determination of drugs interchangeability (the "Draft Law“).

On April 13, 2018 the draft law (hereinafter — the “Draft law”) imposing measures (countermeasures) in response to the hostile acts of the USA and (or) other foreign countries has been introduced to State Duma by both State Duma’s chairman and parliamentary leaders.

On January 19, 2018 State Duma has passed in the first reading the introduced by Russian Government draft law (hereinafter — the “Draft law”) providing changes to the Federal law dated 12.04.2010 No. 61-FZ “On drugs (medicines) circulation” (hereinafter — “61-FZ”).

On November 28, 2017 Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (hereinafter — the “Supreme Court”) adopted the Resolution “On some issues arising when considering administrative liability cases under article 19.29 of the Russian Administrative Offences Code (hereinafter — the “Resolution”).