Kazarian (Ghazaryan) Irina
Chair
Drug Utilization Research Group Public Organization
72/12 Aygedzor Str. 375019
(374 1) 227247, mobile (374 9) 427246
E-mail: ikazaryan@yahoo.com
&
Head
Department of Pharmacy
National Institute of Health
49/4 Komitas Ave.
Yerevan, Armenia, 375051
(374 1) 237140
EDUCATION
1975 - 1980 Yerevan State Medical University (Institute), Pharmaceutical
Faculty
1980 -1983 All-Union Research Institute of Pharmacy, Moscow, PhD
student
1992 (2 weeks) Course in GMP, Ministry of Medical Industry, Moscow
1994-19952002 2002 (1 week) Bradford University, United Kingdom,
MSc CourseIPF Seminars, OSI, BudapestBriefing Seminar at the Department
of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy, WHO Headquarter, Geneva
DEGREES, TITLES
1984 PhD in Drug Technology and Organization of Pharmacy, Moscow
1995 MSc in Pharmaceutical Service and Medicines Control, Bradford,
UK
2000 Associate Professor, National Institute of Health, Armenia
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
1979 - 1980 Lenin Scholarship awards for academic excellence and
political achievements
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 1993 Head of the Department of Pharmacy with Drug technology
course at the National Institute of Health, Yerevan
1996 – 1997 Chief specialist on pharmacoeconomics, Drug and Medical
Technology Administration, Yerevan
1992 – 1996 Deputy Chairman of the Drug and Medical Technology
Administration, Yerevan
1990 – 1992 1984 – 1990 Scientific Secretary, then Deputy Director
of the Scientific Center of “Diagnostica” joint-stock company,
Yerevan Lecturer at the Department of Drug Technology, Organization
and Economy of Pharmacy, Yerevan Medical University
1980 – 1983 Post-graduate student at the All-Union Research Institute
of Pharmacy, Moscow
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPIERENCE
1992 Chairman of Commission on Possibility of Drug Industry Development
in Armenia, Ministry of Economy
1992-1993 Head of Working Group on formulating “Concept of Pharmaceutical
Service Development in Armenia”, Ministry of Health (Concept was
approved in 1993 by the Government)
Since 1999 Chair of the Public Organization “Drug Utilization
Research Group”
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND UNPUBLISHED
REPORTS
2002200120012000 “Analysis of medicines labeling and inserts in
the Republic of Armenia” in Scientific Publications of NIH, Yerevan,
p.5-11“Problems in managing centralized procurement of medicines
in Armenia” in Materials of the Conference on Biologically Active
Compounds in Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences, Yerevan, p.56-58.“TRIPS
and access to medicines”. PO DURG, Unpublished report, Yerevan,
123p.“Registration and possibility of rational drug use in Armenia”
in Abstracts of the Joint Meeting of VII World Conference on Clinical
Pharmacology and Therapeutic&4th Congress of EACPT – Special
issue of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 340.
1999 “The main principles of Drug Policy” in Abstracts of NIH
Conference, Yerevan, p.6.
1999 “Aspects of Pharmaceutical Policy in the Republic of Armenia”
eurohealth, vol.4, N. 6, Special Issue, Winter 1998/1999, p. 84-86.
SELECTED RECENT PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL
CONFERENCES
20022002200220022000 “National performance indicators for comprehensive
assessment of the pharmaceutical sector” - at the 62nd International
Congress of FIP, Nice“Access to cytotoxic medicines in Armenia”
- at the 62nd International Congress of FIP, Nice“Good Pharmaceutical
Policy Practice. Is it useful? ” - at the 62nd International Congress
of FIP, Nice“Drug Utilization and Prices in Armenia” - the International
Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, Edinburgh.“Information on
drug use in vulnerable groups: Is it available?” - at the 60th
International Congress of FIP, Vienna
2000 “Content of Curricula and needs of pharmacists” - at the
60th International Congress of FIP, Vienna.
1998 “ Some Drug Utilization Indicators in the Republic of Armenia”
- at the International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, Berlin.
LANGUAGES
Good knowledge of Russian, Armenian and English
MEMBERSHIP
1980 - 1992 All-union Pharmaceutical Society
Since 1998 Euro-DURG (European Drug Utilization Research Group)
Since 1999 PO DURG in Armenia Chairman
Since 2000 Armenian Pharmaceutical SocietyMember of Executive
Board
Since 2000Since 2001 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)Health
Action International (HAI)
After presentation at the 62nd
Congress of International Pharmaceutical Federation
