Uzbekistan to recognize results of state registration of medicines, carried out in countries with high regulatory requirements

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree "On measures to improve the effectiveness of state registration of medicines and improvement of people’s supply to population."

The document said that from 1 August 2018, the procedure for recognizing the results of state registration of medicines, including drugs (substances) and medicines, implemented in countries with high regulatory requirements, will be introduced in Uzbekistan.

Recognition of the results of registration of medicines registered in countries with high regulatory requirements is carried out:

• on the basis of differentiation of the authorized bodies of foreign states and international organizations responsible for the state registration of medicinal products, which do not cause doubts on safety, quality and efficiency;
• subject to the availability of a permit for the use of medicinal products, the results of state registration of which are recognized in the Republic of Uzbekistan, in the medical practice of countries with high regulatory requirements;

Medicines for which this procedure is applied are not subject to examination during state registration in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan in order to establish the safety, quality and effectiveness of these funds.

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan was ordered, on the basis of studying international best practices, to revise the standards for diagnosis, treatment and clinical protocols of major diseases and a quarterly revision of the List of Socially Significant Medicines and Medical Products.