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Biocad launches manufacturing site in Morocco

Russian biotechnology company Biocad and Moroccan pharmaceutical company Sothema Labs will manufacture medicines derived using the technology provided by the Russian firm into the North African market. The manufacturing of Russian

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Bahrain tightens curbs on food, drug imports

Stricter regulations are on the way on crops, seeds and medicines being imported into Bahrain, reported the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. To read further, please visit

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UAE slashes prices of 762 medicines

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention has launched a new initiative to bring down the prices of 762 medicines by up to 63 per cent by early September. Dr Amin Hussein Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of H

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GSK, Alphabet forge $715m bioelectronics firm

GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet's life sciences unit are creating a new company focused on fighting diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body, jump-starting a novel field of medicine called bioelectronics.

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Drug shortages prompt question: are some medicines too cheap?

Philip Aubrey buys medicines for British government-funded hospitals across London, capital of the world's fifth-largest economy, but last year he struggled to secure supplies of a basic AIDS drug.   He is no

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Seven $1bn-plus drugs to hit market in 2016

Drug companies are likely to launch seven "blockbuster" drugs in 2016, each with $1 billion-plus annual sales potential, led by new treatments for liver disease and HIV, according to a Thomson Reuters analysis. The asses

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Bahrain clamps down on illegal, imitation medicines

Bahrain is clamping down on illegal and imitation medicines that have been flooding into the country. Customs officials have seized 62 duplicate, banned or unlicensed medicines this week, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (

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40 tonnes Bahrain medical aid on way for Gaza

A first shipment of 40 tonnes of medicines and medical equipment is expected to leave Bahrain for Gaza within the next 48 hours.   The cargo will include surgical equipment, intravenous fluids, medications and ba

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Bahrain's health chiefs deny medicines shortage

Health chiefs have moved to reassure patients after it emerged there was a shortage of certain medicines in pharmacies.   Major drugs for treating diabetes, high blood pressure, heart conditions, thyroid problems

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Saudi pharmaceutical market seen at $3.6bn

The pharmaceutical market in Saudi Arabia including government procurements is estimated at SR13.5 billion ($3.6 billion) with the private sector claiming a share of SR7 billion, a report said. The per capita consumption of medici

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