Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Tigran Sargsyan receives representatives of drug producing and importing companies
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called a consultative meeting to discuss the application-request of drug producing and importing companies.
Note that in an effort to boost competition on the market of drugs and bring down drug prices, the government had previously backed amendments to the government decree on approval of the order of importing and exporting medicines and medical products into and from the Republic of Armenia.
The above-mentioned application-request voiced concern that the amendments might lead to a number of problems associated with drug identification, foreign language inscriptions etc.
After listening to the proposals and recommendations of the attendees, the head of government said the amendments had been adopted with the view of boosting competition and bringing down drug prices on the home market.
The Prime Minister noted that the decision strikes the right balance between safety and market competition issues.
