Russia's Health Ministry removes 23 medicinal products from registrationRussia's Health Ministry has cancelled registration certificates for 23 medicinal products, meaning they can no longer be manufactured, imported, or sold in the country. Photo: pexels.com by Unknown, https://creativecommons.org/public-domain/pdm/ MedicationsThe affected list spans both high-cost imported treatments for complex conditions and basic domestic products. For patients, the measure carries no interruption risk, according to the ministry and industry experts. Every withdrawn product has bioequivalent replacements — copies with the same action — so therapy continues with only the packaging name changing. "None of the excluded drugs is unique or irreplaceable," industry experts note.