Regulation of Distance Sales of Medicinal Products in the Russian Federation

Abstract

This article analyses the normative regulation of the Internet selling of pharmaceuticals in the Russian Federation. The author examines national legislation regulating the remote purchase and sale of medicines, assesses the innovations of 2021 caused by the need to sell the drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conclusions are drawn on the feasibility of legalizing the trade of medicines through the Internet. The article examines the main issues to be faced by the buyer, making the purchase of drugs remotely, and suggests the most rational ways to solve them. The author also provides the assessment of the general prospects for the development of distance selling of medicines in the Russian Federation.