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...
