Coronavirus: medicines sent from Cyprus to 42 residents stuck abroad
The government has dealt with 42 requests to send medicines to Cypriots living abroad since March 24, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. A number...
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Coronavirus: health ministry says no need to stockpile medicines
The health ministry has issued a statement urging the public to only buy the medicines they need. The announcement comes after several reports of people...
Coronavirus: Cyprus will send prescription meds to Cypriots stuck abroad if needed
The ministry of foreign affairs announced Saturday it would step up efforts to send prescription meds to Cypriots stuck abroad if they cannot find them...
Patients’ rights group slams HIO over decision to limit new-generation drugs
The decision by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) to apply limited access to new-generation drugs for cardiovascular disease was condemned on Wednesday by the Cyprus...
Around 130 meds still out of stock in private pharmacies
There are 130 pharmaceutical products which are still out of stock in private pharmacies, but just five of them are unique and not interchangeable, the...
Pharmacies in 19 state hospitals shut down
By Gina Agapiou Pharmacies in 19 state hospitals were closed on Monday, in line with the implementation of the national health scheme (Gesy), and are...
Cabinet green-lights sale of meds from public to private sector under Gesy
The Council of Ministers has approved amendments to the legislation on the sale and distribution of medicines under Gesy, it was announced on Tuesday. The...
Under Gesy, meds at hospital dispensaries only for inpatients
LAWMAKERS appeared to agree on Thursday that under the national health scheme (Gesy) hospitals will be allowed to operate in-house pharmacies, but these will be...
Pharmacists express their concerns over Gesy
The pharmaceutical association reasserted its support for the implementation of the National Health Scheme (Gesy), but noted that its members are concerned over changes in...
Price of meds hiked over 26% in north
An increase of 26.4 per cent in the price of medicines in Turkey has had a knock-on effect on prices in the north, Turkish Cypriot...
People buying meds in the north must sign waiver, health ministry says
People buying medications from the north must sign a declaration assuming responsibility for their action, the health ministry said on Friday, in the wake of...
Pharma companies warns of risks to buying meds in the north
The pharmaceutical companies association (Sfek) warned Thursday medicines sold in the north involved risks for patients, as it voiced concern over a recent government decision...
Pharmacies to submit their Gesy proposals this month, suggest offering flu shots
By Andria Kades Talks on implementing the much-anticipated national health scheme (Gesy) are underway with the pharmaceutical association, which is bringing its own demands to...
Cheaper meds drive consumers north
By Elias Hazou MORE and more Greek Cypriots, particularly those feeling the financial pinch, are crossing to the north for cheaper medicines, while others buy...
Cyprus teams up with five EU states for cheaper meds
Cyprus and five other southern EU member states have decided to work together on giving European citizens access to cheaper innovative medicines, it was announced...
Updated medicine price list published
The health ministry on Wednesday published an updated price list of medicines, which includes about 700 whose price has dropped by an average nine per...
No let up on high medicine prices, audit official says
DESPITE international fluctuations, and reductions in prices, the cost of medicines in Cyprus remain persistently high, prompting consumers to alternative markets, including the Turkish-controlled north,...
Medicines containing fusafungine should have licences revoked, EU health watchdog says
The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended that the marketing authorisation for drugs containing fusafungine be revoked, so the medicines can no longer be marketed...
State pays out €3m compensation to drug companies for price cut
The state has paid pharmaceutical companies €3.1m in compensation for losses they incurred in 2005 when the government decided to drastically cut prices without giving...
Our View: Government’s consensus approach harmful to the public interest
THE WEAKNESSES of the idea that all interested parties must have a say in government decision-making have finally been exposed. A study by foreign experts...