REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot208710.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-3-372-374Original ArticleThe history of the market as the history of responsibility: reflections on the book "Own Game"HabrievRamil U.institute@nriph.ruN. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Moscow, Russia2809202630337237429092026Copyright © 2026,2026This article provides an analytical review of the collective monograph Playing One’s Own Game: The History of the Pharmaceutical Market in Russia, which examines the emergence of the Russian pharmaceutical sector during the 1990s and early 2000s. The review is written from the perspective of a participant in the establishment of Russia’s pharmaceutical regulatory and licensing system. It argues that the pharmaceutical market evolved through a process of institutional development grounded in state regulation, professional expertise, and the creation of a normative regulatory framework. The review further emphasizes the importance of preserving the industrys historical memory for understanding contemporary pharmaceutical governance and avoiding managerial and regulatory mistakes.history of the pharmaceutical marketstate regulationdrug circulationprofessional responsibilityindustry memory1990sистория фармацевтического рынкагосударственное регулированиелекарственное обращениепрофессиональная ответственностьотраслевая память1990-е годы1.Затравкин С. Н. Вишленкова Е. А., Генин Ф. В. Своя игра: история фармрынка в России. М.: Шико; 2025. 480 с.