The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NewGPC) has refuted claims made by Minister Volda Lawrence that it had in 2016 supplied expired or nearly expired drugs to the Ministry of Public Health. The company also claims to have not received any of the contracts totaling more than $1.3 billion which the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) awarded in the first two months of 2017.
In a written response to questions asked by Opposition Member of Parliament Juan Edghill, Lawrence had identified New GPC as one of four companies which “attempted to supply drugs which were close to the expiry date.” The identification was supported by an attached five-page document titled AA which listed several pharmaceuticals delivered to the Ministry within six to seven months of their printed expiration date. 34 of the listed pharmaceuticals were recorded as being received from New GPC.
