Written by Walid Abdel Salam Thursday, February 1, 2024 07:10 AM The Ministry of Health and Population said that 10 items have been listed Biosimilars As a local alternative in the field of oncology and biologicals, it achieved savings amounting to 10 million pounds over the past year.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained: “We aim to fill the deficit and solve any crises that may be related to shortages of supplies, medicines and consumables, as the executed and unexecuted foreign exchange obligations are reviewed with regard to the provision of (medicines, medical supplies, laboratory supplies, devices and spare parts). Spare parts, raw materials and packing materials).
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, confirmed that the Egyptian state pays great attention to the localization of the pharmaceutical industry, and produces about 90% of medicines locally.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar called on all doctors to write down the medicine and its equivalent substance, so that the patient can obtain the medicine in the absence of the basic substance, pointing out that “similar medicines have the same active ingredient, composition and administration.” The Ministry of Health spokesman explained that “alternative medicines are those that contain “The same therapeutic function, but with a different active ingredient.”
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar denied the fact that there was a shortage of medicines, alternatives, or analogues to these medicines, adding that according to the World Health Organization, the shortage of medicines means that it is not possible to provide patients’ needs for a medicine that does not have an analogue or an alternative.
He continued that Egypt imports production supplies, and following the emergence of the Corona virus, international companies turned to producing vaccines, which led to a disruption in some imported supplies, which led to a scarcity of some types of medicines.
2024-02-01 05:10:00
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