“Foreign manufacturers have not refused to supply here both medicines and medical devices ... Together with our colleagues ... we are working out completely groups of medicines, medical devices that can be quickly reproduced and produced on the territory of Russia,” RIA quotes her News.

According to Golikova, the measures taken to support drug manufacturers are aimed at simplifying the procedure for their registration and give preferences when setting prices.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the difficulties with imported medicines in the country are temporary.

According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, domestic pharmaceutical production is operating as usual, no one slowed down the pace of production.