Government spokesman Dan Suciu said Tuesday that, when it allotted 750,000 lei (EUR172,000) for the urgent purchase of morphine, the Executive had no guarantee Mundipharma would supply the medicine on Friday.
According to Suciu, the Government will purchase morphine directly, not through public auction.
Last week, the Government allotted RON750,000 for the urgent purchase of morphine necessary for the treatment of cancer patients.
Mundipharma recently announced that it would undergo restructuring as a consequence of tougher conditions on the Romanian pharmaceutical market, the considerable increase in exposure to financial risks and intolerable taxation. (EUR1=RON4.3480)