pharmaceuticals

Health Ministry seeks to build pharma ‘alliance’ for locally made tumor drugs
Egypt

Health Ministry seeks to build pharma ‘alliance’ for locally made tumor drugs

Egypt's Health Ministry is in talks with local pharmaceutical companies over the creation of an "alliance" of Egyptian companies that…
Egyptian scientists develop new, low-cost hepatitis-C drug
Business

Egyptian scientists develop new, low-cost hepatitis-C drug

Egyptian medical researchers have announced an apparent scientific breakthrough in the treatment of hepatitis-C, in the form of a medicine…
Campaign promotes donation of unused medication
Health & Fitness

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…
Job authority spells depression for women: US study
Health & Fitness

Job authority spells depression for women: US study

Women in authority appear to be more vulnerable to depression than their male counterparts, a study by sociologists in the…
Novartis loses Indian patent fight on cancer drug
World

Novartis loses Indian patent fight on cancer drug

NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court rejected Monday a patent bid by Swiss drug giant Novartis in a landmark ruling…
Auditor recommends pharmaceuticals holding company face prosecution
Egypt

Auditor recommends pharmaceuticals holding company face prosecution

The Central Auditing Organization recommended Wednesday that officials from the Holding Company for Pharmaceuticals be referred to the Public Funds…
Fake Avastin’s path to US traced to Egypt
World

Fake Avastin’s path to US traced to Egypt

NEW YORK/COPENHAGEN — The trail of fake versions of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin that reached southern California has been…
‘Promising’ step for world’s first malaria vaccine
World

‘Promising’ step for world’s first malaria vaccine

The search for the world's first malaria vaccine received a boost with the release of early results from a major clinical…
Hepatitis sufferers stage protest against locally-produced drug
Egypt

Hepatitis sufferers stage protest against locally-produced drug

Dozens of hepatitis sufferers covered by the state health insurance system staged a demonstration outside the State Council building in…
Pharmacists syndicate rejects price hikes for imported medicine
Egypt

Pharmacists syndicate rejects price hikes for imported medicine

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Egyptian Pharmacists Syndicate rejected proposals to raise prices of imported drugs and medicines…
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