Reports in flooded drug warehouse case (Updated)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Jonathan Shkurko
A report on a pharmaceuticals warehouse that flooded a few weeks ago has been turned over for review to the audit office, it emerged ...
Health minister ‘will take action’ over medicine scandal
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Monday received a fact-finding report over the medicine scandal in which he vowed he would act accordingly based on the findings.
The report comes after ...
Warehouse flood ruins €880,000 worth of medicines
By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou
Lawmakers heard on Thursday that a warehouse where medicines were being stored and which was recently flooded, was unfit for purpose – a fact known ...
UCy pharmacology department collecting unwanted medicines
The department of pharmacology at the University of Cyprus (UCy) is collecting unwanted medicines from the public, assistant medical school professor Nikolas Dietis, said on Friday.
The unwanted medicines – expired ...
Pensioners’ union wants financial help for meds not covered by Gesy
The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) has called on the state to assist with the cost of medicines which are not covered by the national health care system (Gesy).
The ...
Animal party calls for human medicine to be made available for cats
The animal party lambasted the health ministry on Wednesday over its failure to make medicines available for cats amidst a surge of the fatal FIP virus.
It is an example ...
Spat over introduction of legislation for disposal of expired medicine
The safe disposal of expired and unwanted pharmaceuticals will soon be regulated by local authorities after legislators agreed to the creation of an NGO to oversee the process, Green party ...
Cyprus is not facing pharmaceutical shortages, officials say
Officials denied that Cyprus is facing a shortage in key medicines such as antibiotics, amid reports of pharmacies running low.
Elena Panayiotopoulou, deputy director of the pharmaceutical services, said on ...
Turkish Cypriots hit by medicines shortage
Turkish Cypriot pharmacies are the latest victims of the Turkish lira crisis as medicine shortages in the north have spiked in recent weeks, dangerously affecting patients who depend on certain ...
HIO paying extortionate rates on medicines, MPs hear
The HIO is paying extortionate rates on medicines, far more than the government used to before the rollout of the national health system, it emerged in parliament on Thursday.
Lawmakers ...
MPs call for allowances for specialised meds not covered by Gesy
Patients burdened with the high costs of specialised drugs to treat illnesses that are not covered by Gesy were discussed by lawmakers on Thursday.
The House health committee talked of ...
MPs say hearing complaints daily from patients waiting for meds
The House health committee on Thursday piled pressure on the health insurance organisation (HIO) to address patients’ concerns over pharmaceuticals offered through the general health scheme (Gesy).
At the focus ...