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Pharmacist profit margins: 2012 vs 2026 decision

Up 2 points on local drugs, up 1 point on imported

“The new decision raised the pharmacist’s margin by two percentage points on local drugs and one point on imported ones.”

The decision compensates pharmacists by just two percentage points, while opening the door to price increases of more than 10% on the drugs themselves.

Source: Decision 480 — Article 7 / Dr Ali Awf, head of pharma division, Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce