He said that "the labeling system also makes it possible to assess the quality of therapy."

“We know how many patients are in a particular region, even in a particular area, in a particular hospital, there is a treatment protocol, and by seeing in the labeling system how much drugs a medical organization consumes, we can estimate” , - TASS quotes the minister.

According to him, labeling is an important element in predicting the required volumes of supplies of certain drugs, as well as monitoring their quality and preventing substandard and counterfeit drugs from entering the market.

“In my opinion, the labeling needs to be developed, but, accordingly, so that it is an element of improvement and in no case is blocking,” said Murashko.

He added that "labeling is an important element, it is a passport with which one can be sure that the drug is legal and is in circulation on the basis of quality control."

In November 2020, the Russian government simplified the procedure for working with the drug movement monitoring system.