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Prices of medicine bought by state budget funds exceeded the market
prices for several times: proceedings were initiated
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=5406
15:05 . 21/02
State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition initiated
administrative proceedings today against 15 companies dealing with
sale of medicines and 12 health institutions.
The commission has found numerous violations during the state
procurement process when investigating the activity of 134 health
institutions and 314 companies dealing with sale of medicines involved
in the state procurement.
It has found there are violations of not announcing competition in 109
of a total of 134 medical institutions. Particularly, 7 companies
dealing with sale of medicines has participated in 37 competitions
organized by 26 medical institutions, but the same company has won in
all the cases. There are cases, when the medical institutions didn't
announce a competition and always bought medicine from the same
company.
Moreover, an invoice was presented at the session, according to which,
the medical institution has bought medicines by state funds at a price
6 times higher than the market prices, and the head of the medical
institution is the owner of the company supplying medicine.
Cases were also uncovered, when the health institutions, which had to
provide medicine to disadvantaged families within the frames of state
programmes have guided the beneficiaries to pharmacies linked with
them.
Thus, the commission has concluded that a number of economic entities
dominating in the market have abused their position, the agreements
between medical institutions and supplier companies have been
accompanied by non-efficient use of state funds and limitation of
competition in the field. Proceedings were initiated against the
companies and the institutions.
prices for several times: proceedings were initiated
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=5406
15:05 . 21/02
State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition initiated
administrative proceedings today against 15 companies dealing with
sale of medicines and 12 health institutions.
The commission has found numerous violations during the state
procurement process when investigating the activity of 134 health
institutions and 314 companies dealing with sale of medicines involved
in the state procurement.
It has found there are violations of not announcing competition in 109
of a total of 134 medical institutions. Particularly, 7 companies
dealing with sale of medicines has participated in 37 competitions
organized by 26 medical institutions, but the same company has won in
all the cases. There are cases, when the medical institutions didn't
announce a competition and always bought medicine from the same
company.
Moreover, an invoice was presented at the session, according to which,
the medical institution has bought medicines by state funds at a price
6 times higher than the market prices, and the head of the medical
institution is the owner of the company supplying medicine.
Cases were also uncovered, when the health institutions, which had to
provide medicine to disadvantaged families within the frames of state
programmes have guided the beneficiaries to pharmacies linked with
them.
Thus, the commission has concluded that a number of economic entities
dominating in the market have abused their position, the agreements
between medical institutions and supplier companies have been
accompanied by non-efficient use of state funds and limitation of
competition in the field. Proceedings were initiated against the
companies and the institutions.