medication
Prosecutors investigate child deaths at Beni Suef hospital
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Prosecutors investigate child deaths at Beni Suef hospital
The Administrative Prosecution service ordered an urgent investigation into the reported death of four children at Beni Suef Hospital on…
‘Hypertension’ doesn’t mean ‘too much tension’
Health & Fitness
July 8, 2015
‘Hypertension’ doesn’t mean ‘too much tension’
Not everyone understands what “hypertension” means, and as a result, some patients may not take their blood pressure medications as…
Egyptian, Russian ministers tackle cooperation in medical field
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Egyptian, Russian ministers tackle cooperation in medical field
Health Minister Adel al-Adawy and a delegation from the ministry have met with the Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis…
Type of B vitamin shown to reduce risk of common skin cancers
Health & Fitness
May 14, 2015
Type of B vitamin shown to reduce risk of common skin cancers
A simple daily vitamin may help prevent the most common types of skin cancer in people at high risk of…
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…
Pharmacies given deadline to implement new medicine prices
Egypt
October 16, 2012
Pharmacies given deadline to implement new medicine prices
Assistant Health Minister Ibrahim Mostafa said at a press conference on Tuesday that a new pricing system for medications has…
Sabbahi: Raising medicine prices shows Morsy’s social bias
Egypt
July 7, 2012
Sabbahi: Raising medicine prices shows Morsy’s social bias
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi has criticized the government's decision to link the prices of medication sold locally to those…
Health Ministry to link medicine costs to prices abroad
Egypt
July 6, 2012
Health Ministry to link medicine costs to prices abroad
On Tuesday, the Health Ministry decided to link the prices of medications sold locally to those in Europe, the Gulf…
Egyptian middleman bought fake Avastin from Turkey
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Egyptian middleman bought fake Avastin from Turkey
Fake versions of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin were purchased in Turkey before being traded by middlemen across the Middle…
Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Egyptian firm in fake Avastin scam proves elusive
The trail of counterfeit copies of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin leads to an address in a crowded Cairo suburb,…