Bagrat Lalayan: Armenia has enough Tamiflu, treating swine fluNovember 17, 2009 - 20:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Today the public is very concerned about the spread of swine flu. The disease is treated by Tamiflu. The Swiss Hoffmann-La Roche pharmaceutical company, manufacturing the drug, provides the necessary quantity of Tamiflu to Armenia," Bagrat Lalayan, Director of Hoffmann-La Roche office in Armenia told a press conference on Nov. 17. According to him, today the price of Tamiflu is 15 to 16 thousand drams, due to exchange rate euro price can fluctuate. "If necessary, the Ministry of Health of Armenia provides the drug free of charge, and our company is making every effort to ensure the stable price for Tamiflu in all pharmacies of the country. I can assure Armenia has sufficient quantity of the drug, and there is no reason for panic," Bagrat Lalayan said. Manager of the company Liana Gevorgyan informed that Tamiflu should be taken on prescription only. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |