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A number of pharma companies plan on petitioning the Health Ministry to increase the prices of a group of meds starting August<\/strong>, especially after recent fuel prices hikes, sources at the Federation of Egyptian Industries\u2019 (FEI) pharma divison tell Al Borsa<\/a>. The ministry had promised in January to consider a second increase<\/a> to med prices in August, the sources add, although Health Minister Ahmed Rady had said earlier this month<\/a> that med prices will not be rising again this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A number of pharma companies plan on petitioning the Health Ministry to increase the prices of a group of meds starting August, especially after recent fuel prices hikes, sources at the Federation of Egyptian Industries\u2019 (FEI) pharma divison tell Al Borsa. 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