Pharmaceuticals News
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Health min. in talks with Roche Egypt over localising drug manufacture
The meeting comes as part of the health ministry’s effort to strengthen the domestic drug industry and encourage investments in this vital sector.
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Egypt exports $1bln pharmaceuticals in 2023
Madbouly revealed that out of every 100 medicine packages consumed in Egypt, 91 ones that are produced locally.
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AstraZeneca Recognized as the First Company in Egypt to Achieve the Best Place to Work for Working Parents
AstraZeneca Egypt worked on creating a workplace environment that is conducive to both professional success and personal well-being.
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Egypt's battle against medicine shortages
Egypt has been implementing a series of measures aimed at stabilizing the market and ensuring the availability of essential medicines.
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Egypt works to ease drug shortages within weeks: Official
The government has made strenuous efforts during the past months to make medicines available by facilitating the customs clearance of these medicines.
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Egypt to disburse LE 10B to stabilize pharmaceutical market and prices
Pharmaceutical prices are expected to rise by 25-30 percent in the coming months due to ongoing price increase requests from companies.
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Egypt likely to raise prices of 1,600 pharmaceutical products
The authority could approve increasing the prices of around 600 products within the fourth quarter of this year.
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Drug prices in Egypt spike by 25%-30%: pharma division head
Eighty to 100 pharmaceutical companies applied to the Egyptian Drugs Authority (EDA) to increase the price of medicines by an average of 25-30 percent
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Government announces LE7 billion will be provided to meet Egypt’s medicine shortages
The meeting highlighted the package of measures taken to ensure the availability of various types of medicines and pharmaceutical products.
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Pharma companies petition for additional medicine price hike after fuel price increase
Pharmaceutical companies continue to grapple with rising transportation costs, prompted by the recent increase in fuel prices.
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Health Minister announces that Egypt’s drug shortage crisis will end in 2-3 months
Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar announced on Tuesday that the medicine shortage crisis in Egypt will end within 2-3 months.
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Financial Regulatory approves capital increase for Memphis Pharmaceutical
Memphis is one of the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical companies in the Middle East and has been in the market since 1940.
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Egypt’s medicine shortage will be resolved by end of July
He also commented on the Egyptian Drug Authority’s (EDA) decision to raise drug prices by 25 percent to 50 percent and the shortage of drugs.
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Pharmaceutical market in Egypt: Severe shortage vs price spikes
These increases are expected to continue because some companies are halting production until the prices of medics are adjusted.
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Egyptian Drug Authority launches service for inquires on drug availability
It provides information about the drug that the patient is searching for, and then the relevant department of the EDA responds to the person.
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Egyptian Drug Authority explains digital medicine leaflets project
The new digital medicine leaflets project will allow for trading pharmaceutical leaflets electronically, utilizing QR codes on packages.
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Egypt's efforts to ensure fair drug pricing
Egypt is taking significant steps to regulate its pharmaceutical sector. These efforts are poised to bring about greater transparency, and fairness.
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Egypt to set up $169.7mln strategic pharmaceuticals warehouses
The warehouses’ construction is set for completion within the coming year, the official added.
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Rising cost of medicine in Egypt poses risk to ‘thousands of pharmacies’
The EDA’s “decisions over (recent) years to raise the prices of certain types of medicine have resulted in the closure of about 1,500 pharmacies,”.
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Egypt, Iraq Discuss Cooperation in Drug Export, Registration
Abdel Ghaffar lauded deeply-rooted relations binding Egypt with Iraq and their continued coordination in all domains.