In a commentary to RIA Novosti, she noted that most of the changes will affect the work of pharmacists, since it is they who most often violate the law and dispense drugs without a prescription.
“If earlier the head was punished for illegal trade and the pharmacy network was temporarily closed, then both business and buyers suffered, especially in rural areas, now unscrupulous pharmacists will be punished more severely,” Rukavishnikova said.
According to her, the draft law provides for a fine of 10,000 to 20,000 rubles for pharmacists or deprivation of the opportunity to work in a pharmacy for a period of six months to a year.
It is proposed to punish individual entrepreneurs with fines from 50,000 to 100,000 rubles, legal entities - from 150,000 to 200,000 rubles.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin earlier asked the head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Healthcare, Alla Samoilova, to take personal control over the provision of medicines to the regions.
He also said that retail prices for essential goods and medicines should be constantly monitored in the Russian regions.