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MEDICATION FOR MILITARY SERVICEMEN SOLD IN CIVILIAN PHARMACIES?
epress.am
09.28.2011 11:44
One of the most popular "departments" of the Armenian Armed Forces
is known to be the medical department, which in certain circles, is
known as the most important link to getting "released" from the army
- where it is determined if a young man is fit for service or not,
writes local daily Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun ("Fourth Self-Authority"),
reporting on the fraudulent activities in this area, particularly in
connection with the sale of medication set aside for servicemen.
According to the daily, in the army huge sums are spent on medication
and securing medical service. The paper then goes on to describe
in detail the structure of the army's medical department, noting
the first point of contact is the dispensary and for more serious
ailments, military officials are sent to the hospital, which is the
second level of treatment.
However, very often, according to the paper, such medication can be
found in the military unit that is supposed to be for pathologies
treated in the hospital and which, naturally, are not administered
by the doctors at the military unit's dispensary. For instance,
medication for cardiovascular ailments and liver disease can be found
in the dispensary as well as very expensive antibiotics.
"At the military unit level, where it's impossible to offer specialized
care and the necessary equipment for diagnosis doesn't exist, why
are there such medication, which by not administering them in the
military unit's dispensary, pass their expiry date and go in the
garbage. There is, however, a second version, which is also widely
applied. The thing is, the medication signed off to the dispensaries
is taken out of the military units and appear in civilian pharmacies
for sale. The profit, you yourselves judge in whose pockets it goes
to," concludes the newspaper.
epress.am
09.28.2011 11:44
One of the most popular "departments" of the Armenian Armed Forces
is known to be the medical department, which in certain circles, is
known as the most important link to getting "released" from the army
- where it is determined if a young man is fit for service or not,
writes local daily Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun ("Fourth Self-Authority"),
reporting on the fraudulent activities in this area, particularly in
connection with the sale of medication set aside for servicemen.
According to the daily, in the army huge sums are spent on medication
and securing medical service. The paper then goes on to describe
in detail the structure of the army's medical department, noting
the first point of contact is the dispensary and for more serious
ailments, military officials are sent to the hospital, which is the
second level of treatment.
However, very often, according to the paper, such medication can be
found in the military unit that is supposed to be for pathologies
treated in the hospital and which, naturally, are not administered
by the doctors at the military unit's dispensary. For instance,
medication for cardiovascular ailments and liver disease can be found
in the dispensary as well as very expensive antibiotics.
"At the military unit level, where it's impossible to offer specialized
care and the necessary equipment for diagnosis doesn't exist, why
are there such medication, which by not administering them in the
military unit's dispensary, pass their expiry date and go in the
garbage. There is, however, a second version, which is also widely
applied. The thing is, the medication signed off to the dispensaries
is taken out of the military units and appear in civilian pharmacies
for sale. The profit, you yourselves judge in whose pockets it goes
to," concludes the newspaper.