Article 3. Legislation on Circulation of Medicines

1. Legislation on circulation of medicines comprises this Federal Law, other federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.

2. This Federal Law applies to circulation of narcotic and psychotropic medicines with account of the specifics established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors thereof.

3. This Federal Law applies to circulation of radiopharmaceutical medicines with account of the specifics established by the legislation of the Russian Federation in the area of radiation safety.

4. If an international treaty of the Russian Federation establishes rules other than those stipulated by this Federal Law, the rules of the international treaty shall apply.

5. In the Russian Federation in accordance with the international treaties of the Russian Federation and (or) based on the principle of reciprocity, results of clinical trials of medicinal products for medical use conducted outside the Russian Federation shall be acknowledged.