REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot207610.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-3-317-324Original ArticleThe evolution of legal regulation of the pharmaceutical market development in the field of pharmaceutical services for the populationDrigoAnzhelika E.neshina.yma@list.ruZheltkevichOlga V.lavl2004@mail.ruLavrentievaLarisa I.003Territorial Office of Roszdravnadzor in the Kostroma Region, Kostroma, RussiaYaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl, Russia2809202630331732429092026Copyright © 2026,2026This study proposes a conceptual periodization scheme with characteristics of the stages of legal regulation. A retrospective systematic analysis of legislative and other regulatory sources was conducted to identify and evaluate restrictive and stimulating legal norms that have a regulatory impact on the development of Russian pharmaceutical market entities and the availability of pharmaceutical care for the population. Regulatory directions and problematic trends of the pharmaceutical market at the current stage are formulated; measures of legal regulation are proposed to improve the sustainability of pharmaceutical market entities and the level of availability of medicines.legal regulationperiodization of legal regulationpharmaceutical marketterritorial placement of pharmacy organizationsavailability of pharmaceutical careправовое регулированиепериодизация правового регулированияфармацевтический рыноктерриториальное размещение аптечных организацийдоступность лекарственной помощи[Drigo A. E., Zheltkevich O. V., Bazanova T. A. The value of the state segment of the regional pharmaceutical market in the system of drug supply considering perspectives and risks of development. Medical ethics. 2022;10(4):23—31. (In Russ.) doi: 10.24075/medet.2022.066 EDN: ELJCEQ][Drigo A. E., Lavrenteva L. I., Zheltkevich O. V., Bazanova T. A. Current issues of regulating the development of the Russian pharmaceutical market. Farmatsiya. 2025;74(5):47—57. (In Russ.) doi: 10.29296/25419218-2025-05-06 EDN: CJAXEM]