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Health Ministry reports show no intention of increasing medication prices, but multinational manufacturers are pushing for a mandated price hike in August, said Osama Rostom, vice chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries\u2019 pharma division, according to Ahram Gate<\/a>. His statements came as the ministry completed assessing prices on 1,200 meds so far, says division member Mohey Hafez. The committee is scheduled to submit a status report<\/a> to the House of Representatives in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Health Ministry reports show no intention of increasing medication prices, but multinational manufacturers are pushing for a mandated price hike in August, said Osama Rostom, vice chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries\u2019 pharma division, according to Ahram Gate. 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