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The Health Ministry has commissioned four local pharma companies \u2014 Nile Pharma, Holdipharma, October, and Medical Union \u2014 to produce penicillin, which will help to reduce the country\u2019s reliance on imports and avoid future shortages, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed tells Al Shorouk<\/a>. The country\u2019s stock of penicillin will be sufficient to cover five months of consumption by the end of December, Megahed says. The Health Ministry had accused state-owned ACDIMA<\/a> of causing a penicillin shortage in the local market<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Health Ministry has commissioned four local pharma companies \u2014 Nile Pharma, Holdipharma, October, and Medical Union \u2014 to produce penicillin, which will help to reduce the country\u2019s reliance on imports and avoid future shortages, ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed tells Al Shorouk. 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