Russia. President Endorses the Law Allowing Non-Specialized Media to Advertise Medical Services

The Russian President signed the draft Federal Law “On Amendments to Article 24 of the Federal Law “On Advertising””, which allowed advertising of medical services in non-specialized media. The State Duma has adopted the law on 20th of June and the Federation Council approved the law on 25th of June.

The Federal Law is intended to eliminate the differences between points 7 and 8 of Article 24 of the Federal Law “On Advertising” setting out requirements for advertising of medical services.

The new Law allows placement of information on medical services in non-specialized media, provided that the notice of contra-indications, necessity of familiarizing the patient with administration instructions or consultation with specialist are in place. The Law entered into force on the 3rd of July 2014.

Source: pharmvestnik.ru