A medicine as an object of civil rights: A concept, attributes and comparison to the foreign approach

The article addresses the issue of classifying a limited civil circulation thing as medicine that is defined by set attributes including generic ones. After adoption first specialized law — Federal “On Medicines” N 86-FZ dated 22.06.1998 legal standards for different branches where object have been formulated. This explains relevance this research and its practical applicability in further development legislative initiatives regulatory practices. correctness definition Russian legislation can be determined comparison laws leading countries on international pharmaceutical market USA, Japan Germany. Providing certain degree succession from German legislation, term they are Circulation № 61-FZ 12.04.2010 used herein, general demonstrate same approach mentioned above, which allows to conclude has developing not independently but rather context previous ongoing studies researches scholars Anglo-American Romano-Germanic systems. controversial issues drug challenging aspects, namely distinguishing medicines related application chemical substances, biologically active additives, medical devices perfume beauty products.