Armenian Control Service addresses medicine sale problemsDecember 24, 2010 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |