title: Drug supply in the aftermath of the 1988 Armenian earthquake.
abstract: After the 1988 Armenian earthquake, which affected an area with a population of 700,000, international relief operations sent a minimum of 5000 tons of drugs and consumable medical supplies. Because of difficulties with identification and sorting, only 30% of the drugs were immediately usable by the health workers in Armenia. Such quantities posed numerous problems for transportation and storage. Useless and expired agents comprised 11% and 8% of the drugs, respectively. 20% of all the drugs provided by international aid had to be destroyed by the end of 1989.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia, USSR.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Autier
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Férir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hairapetien
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexanian
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agoudjian
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmets
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dallemagne
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Leva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pinel
mesh_terms: D001136:Armenia; D004190:Disasters; D004346:Drug Information Services; D004356:Drug Storage; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations