“The Antimonopoly Office has received several appeals related to rising prices for medical masks and antiviral drugs. For its part, the FAS Russia will carry out relevant work within its powers, ”the TASS report quotes.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova called on pharmacy chains and drug manufacturers not to raise prices in connection with the situation with a new type of coronavirus in the world.

On January 28, it was reported that the Federal Antimonopoly Service will check the advertising of Arbidol, which spoke about the effectiveness of the drug in the fight against coronaviruses.