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Citizens should stop purchasing infant formula from private-sector pharmacies, since the government has large quantities of subsidized formula on offer through its retail outlets, Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed said on Wednesday, according to Al Borsa<\/a>. Pharmacists were naturally outraged by the remarks, accusing the government of trying to ruin business for them and squeeze them out of the infant formula market. After a severe shortage in the product last year<\/a>, the Armed Forces had stepped in to begin importing formula that they would sell through pharmacies at reduced prices of EGP 30 instead of EGP 60 per pack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Citizens should stop purchasing infant formula from private-sector pharmacies, since the government has large quantities of subsidized formula on offer through its retail outlets, Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahed said on Wednesday, according to Al Borsa. 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