"Today is the first official day of sales," - quoted by TASS Mladentsev.
He said that almost all major drugstore chains and distributors ordered the drug.
“We have been processing all orders and delivering Areplivir since early morning,” he said.
Earlier, Mladentsev said that the recommended retail price of Areplivir is 12,320 rubles.
He also added that one package of the Russian medicine for coronavirus will contain 40 tablets of 200 mg each.
The drug is available by prescription.