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ARMENIAN CONTROL SERVICE ADDRESSES MEDICINE SALE PROBLEMS
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 24, 2010 - 14:19 AMT 10:19 GMT
Head of the Control Service under the RA President Hovhannes Hovsepyan
said healthcare problems, specifically import and sale of medicines,
are in the focus.
"Investigation showed that the company, which won the competition for
supply of medicines to the RA Ministry of Healthcare under a state
program, sells the same medicines by 30-40% cheaper in drugstores,"
Hovsepyan told a press conference on December 24.
"A meeting on the inspections results will be held at the President's
office. Mr. Sargsyan has been already informed of the existing
problems," he said.
Hovsepyan also said that medicines, which are delivered to Armenia as
humanitarian aid, often do not meet the relevant quality requirements:
sometimes, they are expired, or producer is not mentioned on them.
According to him, the Control Service also revealed violations in
license issuance to drugstores. "In 2008-2009, we conducted inspections
in 96 drugstores, as a result of which 176 violations of terms for
license issuance were revealed."
"One of the main problems is that the medicines meant for hospitals
and polyclinics are often illegally sold," Hovsepyan concluded.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 24, 2010 - 14:19 AMT 10:19 GMT
Head of the Control Service under the RA President Hovhannes Hovsepyan
said healthcare problems, specifically import and sale of medicines,
are in the focus.
"Investigation showed that the company, which won the competition for
supply of medicines to the RA Ministry of Healthcare under a state
program, sells the same medicines by 30-40% cheaper in drugstores,"
Hovsepyan told a press conference on December 24.
"A meeting on the inspections results will be held at the President's
office. Mr. Sargsyan has been already informed of the existing
problems," he said.
Hovsepyan also said that medicines, which are delivered to Armenia as
humanitarian aid, often do not meet the relevant quality requirements:
sometimes, they are expired, or producer is not mentioned on them.
According to him, the Control Service also revealed violations in
license issuance to drugstores. "In 2008-2009, we conducted inspections
in 96 drugstores, as a result of which 176 violations of terms for
license issuance were revealed."
"One of the main problems is that the medicines meant for hospitals
and polyclinics are often illegally sold," Hovsepyan concluded.
From: A. Papazian