drugs
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…
Health Ministry: Drug addicts stand at 3.25 mn
Egypt
June 27, 2014
Health Ministry: Drug addicts stand at 3.25 mn
Research conducted by the Health Ministry show the the number of drug addicts in Egypt stands between 2.5 and 3.25…
Verdict on Morsy Jr hashish possession set for 2 July
Egypt
June 3, 2014
Verdict on Morsy Jr hashish possession set for 2 July
The Banha Criminal Court in Qalyubiya has set 2 July as a date for issuing its verdict against Abdallah, the…
CAPMAS: Egyptians spend LE13.8 bn on drugs
Egypt
March 12, 2014
CAPMAS: Egyptians spend LE13.8 bn on drugs
A study by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed that Egyptians spent LE13.8 billion on drugs…
Morsy’s son proven to have taken drugs: Forensic medicine report
Egypt
March 5, 2014
Morsy’s son proven to have taken drugs: Forensic medicine report
The final report on analyzing samples taken from Abdullah Morsy, son of the deposed President Mohamed Morsy, and his friend…
Production of 700 medicines suspended due to losses
Business
January 12, 2014
Production of 700 medicines suspended due to losses
Awad Gabr, chairman of the Export Council of Medical Industries warned Sunday of shortage in a large number of medicines…