ABOUT 300 TONS OF EXPIRED MEDICINES IN ARMENIA, EXPERT SAYS
ARKA
Nov 12, 2008
YEREVAN, November 12. /ARKA/. Around 300 tons of expired medicines
are to be taken back in Armenia, Emil Gabrielyan, head of the Agency
for Medicines and Medical Technologies, said today during a forum
on pharmaceutics.
As a result of a weak distribution policy, unwanted medicines
stockpile in local markets becoming a major source of ecological
danger, according to the expert.
"Trade in medicines needs serious improvements in Armenia, as
pharmaceutics demands particular attention," Gabrielyan said,
adding many medicines are being imported to Armenia without any
expert evaluation.
He urged local pharmaceutical companies to cooperate both with local
and foreign partners. "Scientific approach is necessary in distribution
of medicines to collect and destroy unwanted and expired medicines,"
Gabrielyan concluded.
Seventeen licensed pharmaceutical companies and 170 importers of
medicines are currently working in Armenia.