According to journalists, a biopharmaceutical company from the United States will stop the delivery to the Russian Federation of the drug “Zepatier”, an affordable drug for the treatment of hepatitis C.
Kommersant announced that the American drug manufacturer MSD has stopped the delivery of a hepatitis C drug to the Russian Federation.
The publication reported that in their hands is a letter of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, in which medical institutions warned about the cessation of supply and production of a number of drugs, including Zepatira, used in treatment in Russia. dangerous disease such as hepatitis C. According to journalists, the letter was later withdrawn by the ministry.
Zepatir (grazoprevir and elbasvir) is used to treat hepatitis C genotypes 1, 3, and 4 in adults. In 2022, the share of this drug in government-paid treatment regimens was 19%, and in the first half of 2023 it was 18%.
According to journalists, this is one of the most affordable means for the treatment of hepatitis C, and in the Russian Federation this drug has no analogues.
At the same time, Roszdravnadzor confirmed this information to the publication, explaining that the decision on the Zepatir drug will not affect the planned supplies for 2024, since the company is obliged to do this at least one year before the actual cessation of imports.
What is known about the pharmaceutical company?
MSD (Merck & Co. Inc. is a company name outside the United States and Canada; also “MSD”) is an international biopharmaceutical company headquartered in the United States. One of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. For 130 years, it has been creating and producing drugs and vaccines for the prevention and treatment of the most complex diseases – vaccines and drugs used in the treatment of cancer; hepatitis C; Medicines for the treatment of dangerous infectious diseases such as HIV infection and Ebola.
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Source: Focus
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