PROBLEMS OF ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER OF MEDICINES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Abstract

Background. The quality of medicines plays an important role for the national security of any state. The pharmaceutical industry in the Russian Federation is steadily developing. Imported medicines occupy a significant share of the domestic pharmacological market. Purpose. It consists in identifying problems and developing recommendations in the field of organizing foreign trade circulation of medicines in the Russian Federation. Materials and methods. The normative legal basis of the study is the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, Federal Law dated 03.08.2018 No. 289-FZ (as amended on 24.02.2021) “On customs regulation in the Russian Federation and on amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation”, Federal Law dated 12.04.2010 No. 61-FZ (as amended on 01.01.2021) “On the Circulation of Medicines”, etc. Results. The market for medicines in the Russian Federation is characterized by a high degree of import dependence. In recent years, the Russian Federation has been pursuing an active policy of import substitution, which contributes to a gradual decrease in the share of imported medicines. At the same time, the share of drug imports in the country remains quite high. This requires the regulatory authorities to take effective action to combat illicit pharmaceuticals trafficking. Conclusion. Analysis of the pharmaceutical market in the Russian Federation made it possible to note a high share of imported pharmaceuticals in the Russian Federation – over 60%.

Keywords

• medicines
• foreign trade
• import
• export
• illegal traffic