Prescriptions for Gesy patients from non-Gesy specialist doctors scrapped
The health ministry on Wednesday said specialist doctors not under Gesy will no longer be able to prescribe specialised drugs to beneficiaries of the public...
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Coronavirus: all export of pharmaceuticals banned by decree
The export of all medicines from Cyprus to any other country has been banned with immediate effect, it was announced on Friday. The new decree...
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...
Cyprus eyes Egypt as promising market for local pharmaceuticals
A meeting at the level of technical committees in the field of pharmaceutical cooperation, the first of its kind, took place between Cyprus and Egypt,...
Distribution of meds from public to private sector starts Wednesday
The distribution of drugs from the public sector to private pharmacies starts on Wednesday, the health insurance organisation (HIO) announced on Tuesday. The temporary measure...
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...
Thousand of illegal meds seized in Cyprus as part of Europe-wide doping crackdown
Cyprus participated in Europol’s Viribus III campaign against doping and counterfeit medicine, the largest action of this kind ever with thousands of illegal pharmaceuticals seized,...
Preliminary Gesy list of over 1,000 drugs drawn up
A preliminary list of over 1,000 pharmaceutical products that will stock Gesy pharmacies was released on Tuesday. With just a few more days to go...
Customs reissues regulations for shopping in north
Increased numbers of Greek Cypriots buying cheap petrol and other items in the north following the fall in the Turkish lira has prompted the customs...
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...
‘Gesy will solve issue of pharmaceutical purchasing in north’
The national health system (Gesy) would solve the issue of pharmaceuticals being bought in the north, the Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (CAPC) said on Tuesday....
Exports on an upward trajectory, led by pharmaceuticals
Cypriot exports have been on an upward course in recent years, recording a 16 per cent rise in 2016 spearheaded by pharmaceuticals. The value of...
House watchdog hears of rent discrepancies
Over the past 12 years taxpayers paid €1.7 million in rent for storage space on state land in Nicosia leased to a private company for...
Arrests for alleged illegal supply of prescription drugs (Update)
Two people were arrested early on Friday and remanded for two days in connection with the illegal supply of a prescription drug in Paphos. Police...
Auditor seeks to break pharma monopolies that drive up prices
THE health ministry should roll out measures as soon as possible to tackle the absence of competition and monopolistic conditions in the pharmaceutical market which...
Remedica deal ‘vote of confidence in Cyprus’ Georgiades says
The acquisition of Cyprus-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Remedica by a South African company was completed on Thursday in a deal worth a reported €260m. The transaction...
Big pharma to come clean over grants and fees to doctors
The money the big pharmaceutical companies pay doctors and other healthcare professionals in grants, fees and expenses will be made public for the first time...
CING urges safe disposal of expired meds
The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) announced on Friday that it had made arrangements to collect and properly dispose of expired or unwanted...