drugs
WHO adds hepatitis C drugs to essential list, urges lower prices
Health & Fitness
May 10, 2015
WHO adds hepatitis C drugs to essential list, urges lower prices
The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its essential medicines list, but the UN…
Jackie Chan warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention
Health & Fitness
May 7, 2015
Jackie Chan warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention
Jackie Chan was named Singapore's first celebrity anti-drug ambassador on Thursday and the kung fu movie star sought to warn…
J&J seeks bioethics advice on compassionate use of drugs
Health & Fitness
May 7, 2015
J&J seeks bioethics advice on compassionate use of drugs
Dying patients sometimes seek emergency access to experimental medicines, desperate for a last-chance treatment even if there's little proof it…
Cairo residents most drug addicted in Egypt
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Cairo residents most drug addicted in Egypt
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali has announced that Cairo has the highest rate of addiction in Egypt with 35.1 percent,…
UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference
World
April 8, 2015
UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will hold a conference next week in Doha tackling world efforts…
Campaign promotes donation of unused medication
Health & Fitness
April 1, 2015
Campaign promotes donation of unused medication
With the value of redundant medication estimated at LE1 billion annually, a pharmacist launched a campaign encouraging Egyptians to donate…
Ministry: Five wounded in Egypt’s vaccine company blaze
Egypt
December 28, 2014
Ministry: Five wounded in Egypt’s vaccine company blaze
Five people were wounded Sunday when a blaze caught at Egypt’s major vaccine production company, the Health Ministry said. A ministry…
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
Egypt
November 19, 2014
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
The United Nations has recommended encouragement of the use of opioid substitutes as means to to curb the spread of…
700 drugs no longer available due to high cost of production
Egypt
September 19, 2014
700 drugs no longer available due to high cost of production
A number of pharmaceutical companies have stopped the production of several varieties of drugs due to the high cost of…
Verdict in Morsy’s son drug possession case on Wednesday
Egypt
July 1, 2014
Verdict in Morsy’s son drug possession case on Wednesday
Banha Criminal Court will issue a verdict on Wednesday in the drug possession case involving deposed President Mohamed Morsy's son Abdullah…