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    ARMENIA INTRODUCES TOUGHER FINES FOR NON-REGISTERED DRUGS

    IHS Global Insight
    March 30, 2015

    BYLINE: Kavita Rainova

    Armenian minister of health Armen Muradyan has stated that the
    government will impose tougher fines for unregistered drugs in the
    country, reports News.am. According to the source, the amount of fines
    will be based on the size of the unregistered drug batch, such as 10,
    30, or over 50 packages. Import of unregistered drugs would be allowed
    only in certain cases for specific patients.

    Significance:The introduction of tougher fines levied on unregistered
    drugs is part of draft amendments to the country's law "On drugs",
    according to the source. The initiative potentially points to Armenia's
    intent to tighten control over drug circulation and the quality of
    drugs on the market. It was also announced in late 2012 that the
    country was looking to implement good manufacturing practice (GMP)
    standards from 2013 (seeArmenia: 7 November 2012:). However, as of
    the beginning of 2015, only two Armenian firms of the 18 companies
    that are on the domestic market have received GMP certificates.




    From: A. Papazian
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