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Bahrain steps up clamp on medicine importsOnly licensed agents will be allowed to import drugs into Bahrain as part of a crackdown on fake and illegal medications, a report said. They will also only be able to import drugs approved for import by Bahrain's health autho More… |
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Bahrain to slash medicine prices by 20pcBahrain has decided to slash profit margins on the price of medicines by 10 to 20 per cent, aiming to ensure good returns for pharmacies and alleviate the burden on citizens, said a senior government official. The Health Ministry and a More… |
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UAE cuts price of 6,619 medicine brandsThe United Arab Emirates on Sunday adopted regulations that will help cut prices of more than 6,600 types of imported medicines by up to 40 percent, state news agency Wam reported. More… |
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Drug industry bets on new blockbusters in 2013Drugmakers are betting that a new wave of medicines for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and hepatitis will shape up as tomorrow's blockbusters in the coming 12 months. With the industry regaining some of it More… |
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New push for Gulf health co-operationBolstering health co-operation among Gulf countries will be discussed at a major event in Bahrain next month. The 74th GCC Health Ministers' Conference will be held from January 8 to 10 at the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa S More… |
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Merck Serono, Neopharma in medicines dealGermany's Merck Serono said it would team up with an Abu Dhabi firm to produce medicines for the domestic and regional markets, the first multinational of its kind to make branded products in the UAE. More… |
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Nobel winner warns on rogue stemcell therapiesNobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka warned patients about unproven "stem cell therapies" offered at clinics and hospitals in a growing number of countries, saying they were highly risky. Th More… |
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Pill that tells: Time to take tabletsIf you have trouble remembering whether you took your pills on time, your medicine may soon have the answer for you. Pills for anything from the common cold to diabetes or cancer can be embedded with tiny ingestible chip More… |
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Use generic medicines, cut costsBritons are taking more prescription drugs than ever but the state health service is paying less for them - cheering news for taxpayers, if not for drugmakers. The trend reflects an increased use of generic medicines amid a Europe-wide More… |
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Bahrain cracks down on alternative medicineBahrain’s health authority has issued four directives to control the sale and prescription of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) following concern about the credibility of some businesses. These explain how such med More… |
