Already this season, the Ural Triazavirin will fight against flu and cold. The antiviral drug produced in Novouralsk will soon appear in Russian pharmacies. The Federal Ministry of Health issued a permission to produce the drug.

According to the developers, Ural Triazavirin is more effective, as existing drugs eliminate only disease symptoms. Oleg Chupakhin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Organic Synthesis, the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences: "However, a causative agent persists in the body and goes on its malicious work. Etiotropic drugs like Triazavirin eliminate symptoms by killing  the agent."

Now, there is only one available form of the drug, capsules. However, the creators are going to work on producing, for example, tablets or mixtures. Now, the drug is to undergo certification; then it will be able to reach pharmacy counters. Preliminarily, the price will be 600-700 roubles per package.

Ural Triazavirin will be able to treat not only common cold and ARVI but, according to its developers, also various types of flu and fevers. The drug itself and its production meets international standards. Alexander Petrov, State Duma deputy, member of the Health Committee: “We've been walking about; 3,200 square meters of clean rooms have been built. This never happened in the Urals before! This is a unique thing in terms of technology. Secondly, there is unique equipment.”