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THE PATIENTS HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH FALSE MEDICINE FOR 6 MONTHS

[09:15 pm] 28 April, 2006

After receiving the alarm the «Investigation Center for medicine and
medical technologies» revealed as a result of laboratory
investigations that the ampoules which were supposed to contain
«Zefuroxim» contained «Ampiciline» instead.

According to Satenik Beybutyan, the head of the health administration
of the Shirak region, the false medicine arrived at the Gyumri
hospital about six years ago and was used there until February 13 of
the current year. The medicine was used, although the doctors noted it
did not give any results.

They applied to representative of the «Glaxo-Smith Klein» company
Armen Khachatryan asking to examine the medicine. «It turned out that
the medicine did not correspond to standards», the head of the
hospital said. The medicine was bought buy the ex head of the hospital
Felix Grigoryan. At present they claim it is impossible to learn who
exactly sold them the medicine and how it arrived at the hospital.

TV Company «Tsayg» of Gyumri