In order to ensure uninterrupted access of the population to essential medicinal products and medical devices, an important regulatory legal act has been adopted. By Order No. 24 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 5, 2026, a procedure was approved allowing the use in medical practice and importation of medicinal products and medical devices experiencing temporary shortages without state registration, subject to mandatory certification.

By Order No. 16 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 24, 2025, the “Rules for the Nomenclature Classification of Medical Devices by Types and Their Classification According to the Level of Risk of Use” were approved and registered with the Ministry of Justice (registration number — No. 3751 dated January 12, 2026).

In the Republic of Uzbekistan, an important regulatory legal act aimed at protecting the life and health of the population during the use of medicinal products and medical devices has been adopted. By Order No. 18 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 30, 2025, the “Regulation on the Procedure for Pharmacovigilance of Medicinal Products and Safety Monitoring of Medical Devices” was approved and registered with the Ministry of Justice (registration number — No. 3752 dated Jan

In cooperation between the Center for Safety of Pharmaceutical Products and the International Pharmaceutical Regulators Programme (IPRP), a number of important events aimed at harmonizing international approaches to the assessment of the quality and bioequivalence of medicinal products are planned.

In order to ensure the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Medicines and Pharmaceutical Activities,” as well as the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 19, 2025, No. PF–137 “On Additional Measures to Regulate the Circulation of Medicines and Medical Devices,” four important regulatory legal documents in the field of pharmaceuticals and medical technologies were approved last week by relevant orders of the Ministry of Health.