As requested by Vademecum, VERBA LEGAL's Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Practice has prepared an overview of the regulatory acts that took effect in July 2025 and relate to circulation of medicines and medical products.  Additionally, the lawyers discussed other documents that are expected to take effect later on and industry-specific future regulations that are being drafted at present.

Contents of the Digest:

Circulation of Medicinal Products:

• Procedure of Application of Clinical Practice Guidelines To Be Amended;

• Concept of Strategic Medicines Enshrined in Law;

• MMMP Will Include Information on Movement of Products in EAEU.

Circulation of Medical Products:

• Roszdravnadzor Drafts a Procedure for Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Software Regarded as a Medical Product.

General Regulatory Update:

• Use of Foreign Services for Personal Data Collection Banned;

• Government Approves Criteria for Treating Web-based Information as Advertising;

• Grace Period for Novelty Extended to One Year.

VERBA LEGAL's Healthcare Practice team, including Senior Partner Alexander Panov, Junior Associates Varvara Lavrukhina and Ivan Yapryntsev and Paralegal Rostislav Scheglov contributed to the Digest.