What Регистр Лекарственных Средств России® does

Регистр Лекарственных Средств России® (RLS®) operates rlsnet.ru, a Russian-language pharmaceutical reference encyclopedia founded in 2000 by Evgeny Gennadievich Vyshkovsky and headquartered in Moscow. The platform catalogs prescription and over-the-counter drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients, manufacturers, and trade names, with structured ATC and ICD-10 classification lookups, manufacturer catalogs, and pharmacy price comparison data across multiple Russian chains. It also publishes the proprietary Vyshkovsky Popularity Index ranking prescription drug demand, and maintains a clinical reference section covering diseases, symptoms, and pharmacological categories. The user base spans three segments: healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists) seeking authoritative monographs; pharmacy chains and pharmaceutical manufacturers using the platform as an advertising and content distribution channel; and consumers searching for drug information and prices.

Name

Регистр Лекарственных Средств России®

Legal name

Регистр лекарственных средств России РЛС

Website

https://rlsnet.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RLS® operates rlsnet.ru, a Russian pharmaceutical reference encyclopedia founded in 2000. The platform serves healthcare professionals, pharmacy chains, and consumers with drug information, ATC/ICD-10 classifications, and pharmacy pricing, monetized via advertising and pharmacy affiliate referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Reference and Drug Information Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Pharmacy & Complex Therapy Management Platforms (HLACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pharmacy Benefit/Channel Services (PSAO, 340B Admin, Chargebacks/Rebates Ops) (CRAOAHAK)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical reference database
• Drug encyclopedia services
• ATC drug classification
• Pharmacy pricing data
• Drug information platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Advertising: The platform generates revenue through advertising placements from pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, and related healthcare companies. Multiple advertising blocks are visible throughout the site from various pharmaceutical entities.
2. Affiliate/Referral Revenue: Integration with pharmacy chains (Apteka.ru, ASNA, Uteka, PlanetZdorovo, Gorzdrav, ZdesApteka) generates referral fees when users purchase drugs through affiliate links.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Регистр Лекарственных Средств России® (RLS®) operates the rlsnet.ru online pharmaceutical reference encyclopedia, providing healthcare professionals, pharmacists, and consumers in Russia with comprehensive drug information including medical use instructions, descriptions of active pharmaceutical substances, dietary supplements, medical devices, ATC and ICD-10 classifications, drug analogue search, manufacturer directories, and real-time pharmacy pricing across Russian regions. The platform also publishes pharmaceutical news, hosts press releases from manufacturers, maintains a regulatory documents library, and tracks drug popularity through the proprietary Vyshkovsky Index.

Product overview

Регистр Лекарственных Средств России® РЛС® is a comprehensive pharmaceutical reference platform serving as the primary encyclopedia of drugs and pharmacy products in Russia. The platform operates as a unified information system centered on the Энциклопедия лекарственных препаратов РЛС® (RLS® Encyclopedia of Medications), which provides drug instructions, descriptions of diseases and pharmacological groups, ATC and ICD-10 classifications, and real-time pharmacy pricing. Supporting modules include: Указатель лекарств и субстанций (Drug and Substance Index), Указатель действующих веществ (Active Substance Index), АТХ классификация (ATC Classification), Указатель фармакологических групп (Pharmacological Group Index), Указатель фармакологических действий (Pharmacological Actions Index), Цены на ЖНВЛП (Vital Medicines Price Monitoring), Поиск аналогов (Drug Analogue Finder), Поиск регистрационных удостоверений (Registration Certificate Search), Производители (Manufacturer Directory), МКБ-10 and Указатель болезней (Disease Index), Медицинские калькуляторы (Medical Calculators), БАДы and ТАА indexes, Новости (News), Колонка главного редактора (Chief Editor Column), Библиотека (Library with normative acts, articles, patient education, books, patents), Электронные справочники для врачей (Electronic Physician Handbooks), and Индекс Вышковского (Vyshkovsky Popularity Index). The site is registered with Roskomnadzor (Эл № ФС77-85156, 2023) and is targeted exclusively at healthcare and pharmaceutical professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RLS® Encyclopedia of Medications (Энциклопедия лекарственных препаратов РЛС®)

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage includes all major Russian regions and cities for pricing information

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, core and minor.

• PharmarfmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional medical publications platform partnership for pharmaceutical content distribution to healthcare professionals.
• Vrachirf (Врачи РФ)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerRussian doctor professional network partnership for publishing pharmaceutical content and reaching medical professionals.
• Apteka.rucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Russian online pharmacy chain providing drug pricing integration and affiliate purchasing referrals.
• ASNAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRussian pharmacy chain providing pricing data integration with RLS platform.
• Planet Zdorovo (Планета здоровья)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPharmacy chain with pricing integration for prescription and OTC medications.
• Gorzdrav (Горздрав)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRussian pharmacy chain providing pricing data for drugs listed on RLS platform.
• Uteka (Ютека)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline pharmacy platform with affiliate integration for drug pricing and availability.
• ZdesApteka (Здесь аптека)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional pharmacy chain providing pricing data for RLS drug listings.
• Bionorica SEmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman pharmaceutical company - products featured on RLS platform with detailed listings including Bronchipret, Canephron N, Sinupret, Cyclodynon, etc.
• Polisorb AOmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerRussian pharmaceutical manufacturer - Polisorb MP adsorbent product listed in RLS encyclopedia.
• Farmamed OOOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRussian pharmaceutical company with cardiovascular products (Isakardin, Nitrosprint) listed on RLS.
• S.C. Rompharm Company S.R.L.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRomanian pharmaceutical company - Diaflex Khondro joint preparation listed in RLS.
• Soteks FarmFirma (Сотекс ФармФирма)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerRussian pharmaceutical company featured as partner on RLS platform.
• Severnaya Zvezda NAO (Северная звезда)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerRussian pharmaceutical manufacturer listed as partner with products including Diaflex Khondro.
• Novartis PharmamoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational pharmaceutical company - products featured on RLS platform.
• Sanofi Rossiya AO (Санофи Россия)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor international pharmaceutical company operating in Russia with products listed on RLS.
• Bayer AG, Division Consumer HealthmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman consumer health company with OTC products listed on RLS platform.
• R-Pharm AO (Р-Фарм)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerRussian pharmaceutical company with products featured in RLS encyclopedia.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• DrugBank: Comprehensive drug and drug-target knowledge base used by clinicians, researchers, and pharma companies — comparable to RLS as a structured drug reference, with similar classification system indexing and pharma customer base.
• Epocrates: Clinical drug reference app used by US physicians for drug monographs, interactions, and formulary data — comparable to RLS as a healthcare-professional-focused drug information product, though delivered primarily via mobile.
• MIMS: Asia-Pacific drug reference and prescribing information platform covering multiple regional markets — same encyclopedia-plus-classification model as RLS, monetized via pharma industry subscriptions and advertising.
• Drugs.com: Leading consumer and professional drug information platform offering monographs, interactions, pill identifier, and pricing — comparable to RLS as a search-first reference site monetized through pharma advertising.
• RxList: Drug monographs and consumer drug information site, part of the WebMD network — directly comparable to RLS as a drug-reference encyclopedia targeting both professionals and consumers with monographs and pill identifiers.
• Vidal (France): Original French drug reference directory serving physicians and pharmacists with monographs, interactions, and ATC classification — the closest functional analogue to RLS's encyclopedia model, demonstrating the same reference-plus-advertising business pattern in a different market.
• Vidal (vidal.ru): Russian-language drug reference encyclopedia offering drug monographs, ATC classification, and pricing across the Russian pharmaceutical market — directly competing with RLS for the same healthcare-professional audience and same manufacturer advertising dollars.

Broad incumbents

• Medscape: Physician-focused drug reference and clinical news platform owned by WebMD — comparable to RLS in serving healthcare professionals with drug monographs, but operates as part of a broader clinical information network.
• DailyMed: US National Library of Medicine's official drug-label repository providing authoritative FDA-approved drug information — analogous to Russia's state drug registry competing with RLS, and a benchmark for free official alternatives.
• WebMD: Large US health information platform with drug monographs among a broader consumer health content portfolio — comparable to RLS in the drug reference and pharma advertising overlap, but a much larger general health destination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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