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SWINE FLU EPIDEMIC NOT TO RAISE TAMIFLU PRICES, REPRESENTATIVE OF ROCHE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY SAYS
ArmInfo
2009-11-17 16:19:00
ArmInfo. The epidemic of H1N1 flu will not raise Tamiflu prices,
director of Armenian office of Roche pharmaceutical company, Bagrat
Lalayan, said at today's press-conference in Yerevan.
He also added that the panic around Tamiflu will not affect the price
policy of Roche. Thus, in Armenia a package of Tamiflu costs from
15500 to 16000 drams and only EUR exchange rate changing may affect
this price. But there were cases when some private drug stores made
of the situation connected with the swine flu and sold Tamiflu for
20 000 drams. 'The prime cost of Tamiflu is 18 EUR plus 20% of VAT in
Armenia and 5% "extra payment" by distributors and drug stores. Thus,
maximal price of the medicine in the republic should be 16 000 drams',
- Lalayan said.
He also added that official distributor of Roche in Armenia is
'Alfa-pharm', 'Pharm-Goar', 'Natali-Pharm' and 'Asteria'. 'I think that
even in case of H1N1 flu epidemic in Armenia, about 30 thsd packages
of Tamiflu will be enough to show aid to all the sick people', -
Lalayan said. As for today's situation, he called those who are sick
of the swine flu not to deal with self-treatment and to buy Tamiflu
only by a doctor's prescription.
ArmInfo
2009-11-17 16:19:00
ArmInfo. The epidemic of H1N1 flu will not raise Tamiflu prices,
director of Armenian office of Roche pharmaceutical company, Bagrat
Lalayan, said at today's press-conference in Yerevan.
He also added that the panic around Tamiflu will not affect the price
policy of Roche. Thus, in Armenia a package of Tamiflu costs from
15500 to 16000 drams and only EUR exchange rate changing may affect
this price. But there were cases when some private drug stores made
of the situation connected with the swine flu and sold Tamiflu for
20 000 drams. 'The prime cost of Tamiflu is 18 EUR plus 20% of VAT in
Armenia and 5% "extra payment" by distributors and drug stores. Thus,
maximal price of the medicine in the republic should be 16 000 drams',
- Lalayan said.
He also added that official distributor of Roche in Armenia is
'Alfa-pharm', 'Pharm-Goar', 'Natali-Pharm' and 'Asteria'. 'I think that
even in case of H1N1 flu epidemic in Armenia, about 30 thsd packages
of Tamiflu will be enough to show aid to all the sick people', -
Lalayan said. As for today's situation, he called those who are sick
of the swine flu not to deal with self-treatment and to buy Tamiflu
only by a doctor's prescription.