Share of domestic veterinary drugs in Russia at 64%, their producers may create association - Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. Sept 16 (Interfax) - The share of domestic veterinary drugs on the Russian market has reached 64%, and the Agriculture Ministry proposes that their producers unite into an industry association.

"To date, 90 enterprises produce domestic vaccines and veterinary drugs, accounting for approximately 64% of the market," the Agriculture Ministry said, citing Deputy Agriculture Minister and State Secretary Maxim Uvaidov, who participated in the X All-Russian GMP Conference.

Standards of good manufacturing practice are being actively implemented in this sphere, Uvaidov said. If just ten years ago only four producers of veterinary drugs had a certificate of compliance with GMP requirements, today there are more than 100 (including foreign producers).

Starting this year, the Federal Scientific and Technical Program for Agricultural Development includes a subprogram, Development of Technologies for Production of Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use, Uvaidov said. The introduction of a labeling system for veterinary medicines has become a tool for controlling product quality. Mandatory registration started on September 1, 2024.

As reported by the Agroexpert publication, at the conference, the director of the Agriculture Ministry's veterinary department, Maria Novikova, proposed that an association of veterinary drug manufacturers be created.

"We see that in other spheres, associations work effectively and provide serious lobbying in the good sense of the word," she said.

A total of 2,473 veterinary drugs are currently registered in the Russia.