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Iraq shows great interest in medicines made in Armenia
Sunday,
June 16
Arpimed and Likvor pharmaceutical companies will receive good
manufacturing practice (GMP) certificates until September, the
Chairman of Union of Medicine Producers and Importers Samvel Zakarian
told Aysor.am.
GMP certificates will allow the abovementioned companies to sell their
products in European countries.
According to Zakarian, Iraq shows great interest in Armenian
medicines, but it wants a confirmation of manufacturing standards,
while GMP certificates will become such a confirmation.
There has been a 14-17% annual growth in the pharmaceutical industry
in recent years, Samvel Zakarian said.
Speaking about an increase in prices of medicines, he noted that in
the past 6 months the prices have not changed, there was only a 3-4%
growth in some cases. The union chairman linked the rise in prices of
some drugs with seasonal diseases, for example, the prices of
anti-allergy medicines tend to go up in the summer. In his words, the
turnover of counterfeit and unregistered medicines does not exceed 4%
in Armenia. He added that such medicines are brought in bags from
Georgia and a 20% VAT is not imposed, which results in a difference in
prices of Armenian and Georgian medicines.
14.06.2013, 19:58
Aysor.am
Sunday,
June 16
Arpimed and Likvor pharmaceutical companies will receive good
manufacturing practice (GMP) certificates until September, the
Chairman of Union of Medicine Producers and Importers Samvel Zakarian
told Aysor.am.
GMP certificates will allow the abovementioned companies to sell their
products in European countries.
According to Zakarian, Iraq shows great interest in Armenian
medicines, but it wants a confirmation of manufacturing standards,
while GMP certificates will become such a confirmation.
There has been a 14-17% annual growth in the pharmaceutical industry
in recent years, Samvel Zakarian said.
Speaking about an increase in prices of medicines, he noted that in
the past 6 months the prices have not changed, there was only a 3-4%
growth in some cases. The union chairman linked the rise in prices of
some drugs with seasonal diseases, for example, the prices of
anti-allergy medicines tend to go up in the summer. In his words, the
turnover of counterfeit and unregistered medicines does not exceed 4%
in Armenia. He added that such medicines are brought in bags from
Georgia and a 20% VAT is not imposed, which results in a difference in
prices of Armenian and Georgian medicines.
14.06.2013, 19:58
Aysor.am