drugs
MP Khaled Youssef arrested at Cairo airport for possessing drugs, says pills for headaches
Egypt
January 29, 2017
MP Khaled Youssef arrested at Cairo airport for possessing drugs, says pills for headaches
MP and filmmaker Khaled Youssef has said “drugs found [in his luggage] were not Tramadol, but Xanax, which treats headaches.…
Pharmacists Syndicate suspends partial strike sues health ministry decision
Egypt
January 15, 2017
Pharmacists Syndicate suspends partial strike sues health ministry decision
The Pharmacists Syndicate’s general assembly decided on Saturday to file a lawsuit against the health minister’s decision that ordered raising…
Chaos hits pharmacies after new pricing system imposed
Egypt
January 14, 2017
Chaos hits pharmacies after new pricing system imposed
Chaos hit pharmacies on Friday as the new pricing system went into effect raising prices by 15 percent for locally…
Egypt raises prices on some medicines after currency plunge
Egypt
January 14, 2017
Egypt raises prices on some medicines after currency plunge
Egypt will raise prices for a number of medicines after months of negotiations with pharmaceutical companies hurt by dollar shortages…
Prices of 3,000 drugs increased: health minister
Egypt
January 11, 2017
Prices of 3,000 drugs increased: health minister
Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad Eddin announced an increase in the prices of 3,000 drugs in Egypt out…
Health Ministry backtracks on price hike for chronic diseases drugs
Egypt
January 9, 2017
Health Ministry backtracks on price hike for chronic diseases drugs
The Health Ministry gave in to the demands of the pharmaceutical companies with regard to increasing the prices of chronic…
Self-promoting drug dealer busted: police
Egypt
January 5, 2017
Self-promoting drug dealer busted: police
Imbaba neighborhood police arrested on Thursday a drug dealer who hung a banner near his headquarters, bearing his contacts and…
Pharmaceutical companies threaten closure, workers layoff
Business
December 22, 2016
Pharmaceutical companies threaten closure, workers layoff
The crisis of the demands from pharmaceutical companies to increase medicine prices hs escalated, after a number of companies threatened…
Health Minister meets with pharmaceutical companies over drug pricing
Egypt
December 5, 2016
Health Minister meets with pharmaceutical companies over drug pricing
Sources with the Division of Pharmaceutical Industry of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce revealed the start of meetings between…
To curb hiking prices, pharmacists call for drugs with generic names
Egypt
November 12, 2016
To curb hiking prices, pharmacists call for drugs with generic names
The head of the Egyptian Pharmacists Syndicate, Mohie Ebaid on Thursday launched an initiative calling on national pharmaceutical companies to…