He noted that now all the forces of health care are aimed at combating the coronavirus, but in these conditions, patients with other diseases, including oncology, should receive assistance.
According to him, the authorities are paying the most serious attention to this topic.
“By the decision of the government, procarbazine, a drug for the treatment of oncological diseases, will be purchased and imported into Russia.
It has not been delivered to our country for a long time.
Now everyone who needs it will get it, ”Mishustin said at a government meeting.
In December, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a license to resume production in the country of the drug for the treatment of cancer azathioprine, which is included in the list of vital and essential drugs.