The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation has approved a list of free medicines for patients who have suffered a stroke or heart attack. According to the order published on the official Internet portal of legal information, this list includes 23 drugs.
“It is hereby ordered: to approve the attached list of medicines for medical use to provide outpatient care for persons who have suffered acute cerebral circulatory disorders, myocardial infarction, and who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary artery angioplasty with stenting, and catheter ablation in connection with cardiovascular diseases,” the order reads.
The document was signed by the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko.
In August it became known that the government will extend the period of free drugs supply for citizens with cardiovascular diseases, including those who had a heart attack or stroke, making it two years.
