On September, 25-28, at Vienna International Centre, as part of the 61st Session of the UNO Commission on Narcotic Drugs, there was a pre-sessional discussion of issues of legal distribution of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in dosage forms. The international community is worried about the narcomania growth among the persons treated with narcotic painkillers for medical reasons.
Experts from 53 Commission member countries discussed problematic issues including the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes, and prevention of drain of chemical substances for their use in drug production.
The following Russian experts also took part in the discussion:
- Alekhin Alexey Viktorovich, the Director of the Department for Development of Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, made a report
- Rogov Alexey Alexandrovich, the Director of the Department for new challenges and hazards of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, took part in debates
And the Director General of FSUE Moscow Endocrine Plant, Mikhail Yurievich Fonarev,
The information obtained following the results of Enterprise’s participation in session work will be analysed and used for determining the tendencies of development of world practises on adoption and control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical use.
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