The American company Viatris has suspended the supply of Viagra tablets to Russia. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that Russia has the technological ability to produce drugs with the same active ingredient.
The drug with the trade name "Viagra" corresponds to the international non-proprietary name Sildenafil.
In January, the media reported that children's candles with ibuprofen, included in the list of vital drugs, disappeared from Moscow pharmacies. Later, the commission of the Ministry of Health, created to determine the shortage or risk of shortage of drugs in 2022-2023, announced the threat of a shortage of about 100 drugs.
Last year, the British company Reckitt, which produces Durex and Contex condoms, Nurofen and Strepsils, announced the start of the process of transferring its Russian business.
The war and subsequent sanctions were a strong blow to Russian medicine as well: clinics faced an acute shortage of many drugs, especially expensive and necessary for the treatment of serious illnesses. Read more about it here .
