Applying global rules to regulate the pharmaceutical industry and trade in Egypt

The Compliance and Ethics session for the Pharmaceutical Trade and Industry at the Egypt Medical Forum witnessed many discussions about

Transparency and how to legislate advertising methods in the Egyptian drug market for all operating companies, and combat corruption in the field

Pharmaceutical trade, and the session also dealt with the most important global laws and rules used in regulating the way of work and methods

The propaganda used by the companies, in addition to the efforts of the Egyptian Medicines Authority to monitor and control

Practices subject to the authority in the drug market in Egypt.

He welcomed the representatives of pharmaceutical companies, who included

General Manager - Pfizer Egypt for Pharmaceutical and Biological Products in Egypt and President of the Egyptian Association for Research and

Drug development and manufacture and head of the drug committee in the American Chamber and a. Hadi Zuhdi, Director of Compliance and Ethics,

Sanofi for Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and d. Ahmed Safwat Hegazy, Director of Ethics and Compliance, Takeda Ukraine

the Commonwealth of Independent States; Which came out with recommendations during the session to legislate a unified Egyptian charter for the drug market, the matter

Which contributes to organizing the way of work within the drug market and the means of advertising, which are first and foremost in the interest of

The Egyptian patient.

Dr. Rasha Ziada, assistant head of the Egyptian Medicines Authority, said that the authority is working in full swing in order to monitor

The drug market and the fight against misleading medical products, and the coming period will witness a set of positive steps

And strong serving the market.

Announced Dr. Rasha during the Pharmaceutical Trade and Industry Ethics session at the Egypt Medical Conference, about the start of forming a working group

Within the authority during the coming period, it includes all concerned parties that are researching and working on the possibility of making an Egyptian charter available

The activities of the pharmaceutical sector and the companies dealing in it, in response to the recommendations of the conference.

[caption id="attachment_298134" align="aligncenter" width="377"] Dr. Yousry Nawar[/caption]

Dr. Yousry added during the session on the ethics of the pharmaceutical industry and trade in Egypt, that Egypt has a clear strategy and vision

About attracting foreign investments in the field of health care and the pharmaceutical industry, which we seek to achieve by 2030, and we also

We have all the ingredients that help us achieve this strategy.

For his part, Mr. Hadi Zuhdi said that the holding of the Egypt Medical Conference is a great opportunity to come up with recommendations that are reflected and

It serves the Egyptian patient, noting the importance of having an Egyptian charter that helps regulate the work of international pharmaceutical companies

and local

Zuhdi pointed out that international companies are subject to many strict anti-corruption laws, such as American law and British law

To combat corruption, it applies to all companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and therefore it is applied to most companies

global medicine; He also praised the efforts of the Egyptian Medicines Authority in organizing work in the drug market, and we are proud that we have this authority

In our homeland, it encourages and helps to increase the localization of the pharmaceutical industry, and to attract foreign investments to this industry

[caption id="attachment_298136" align="aligncenter" width="682"] Dr. Ahmed Safwat Hegazy[/caption]

Dr. said. Ahmed Safwat Hegazy, that the Egyptian Medicines Authority plays an important and prominent role in the drug market and is doing a lot of work

Efforts to organize the work of the market, especially efforts to review and inspect advertising and educational materials, as well as

Working on new decisions to organize advertising, educational and awareness materials through websites and electronic platforms

To counter advertisements for medical and cosmetic products

Finally, Safwat stressed that Egypt's efforts to advance the health system are very clear at the regional level, which is in line with

With global guidelines