By John Lee. Iraq and Palestine have discussed cooperation on the pharmaceutical sector, including procedures for registering Palestinian drug products with Iraqi authorities to facilitate their entry into the Iraqi market. The talks took place on the sidelines of the 118th regular session of the Arab League's Economic and Social Council, where Minister of Trade […]
By John Lee. Belarus's ambassador to Iraq, Anatoly Glaz, visited Baghdad from 1st to 3rd September for a series of bilateral meetings, according to Belarus's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 1st September, Glaz presented copies of his credentials to Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. Discussions covered the restoration of Belarusian-Iraqi cooperation, including the resumption of the […]
By John Lee. Meetings have taken place in the United Arab Emirates between Iraq's Ministry of Health and senior representatives of major international pharmaceutical companies, aimed at encouraging their return to the Iraqi market. British Ambassador to Iraq Irfan Siddiq attended and assisted with the meetings. The most significant meeting was with GSK, a British […]
By John Lee. The General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Supplies in Samarra has produced the broad-spectrum antibiotic moxifloxacin for the first time, adding it to its range of pharmaceutical products. According to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the drug is used to treat a range of bacterial infections in adults, including […]
By John Lee. A Jordanian court has ordered a Jordanian company to pay damages to the General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Supplies in Samarra, following a contract dispute over non-compliant medical equipment covers. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice, the Legal Department pursued the case after the Jordanian supplier failed to […]
By John Lee. Iraq has signed 48 agreements, memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and partnership declarations with US public and private sector entities spanning the oil, electricity, technology, finance and agriculture sectors. According to Iraq's Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the signing ceremony took place on Friday evening Baghdad time under the auspices of Prime Minister Ali […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances in Samarra has begun operating Iraq's first production line for oral asthma inhalers, with an annual capacity of nine million units. According to the company, which falls under the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the new line is based at its Baghdad plant […]
By John Lee. General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Supplies in Samarra, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has begun preparatory work on a new antiseptics factory at its medical syringe plant site in Babylon, under a partnership agreement with private-sector firm Al-Riyadah Al-Wataniyah Company. The factory, to be branded […]
By John Lee. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit against several pharmaceutical and medical-device companies, regarding their activities in Iraq. The original lawsuit claimed that the companies knowingly financed terrorist attacks in Iraq following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, through their support to the Ministry […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved measures to support the development of the domestic pharmaceutical industry and protect local production. The decision includes merging the existing Pharmaceutical Council, established under Cabinet Decision No. 23151 of 2023, with the Higher Committee for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry. The merged body will include […]
By John Lee. The Samarra Pharmaceutical Company has launched its first production batch of anti-nausea tablets, marking a new addition to Iraq's domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing. The company said the product, manufactured as part of its November 2025 production plan, is used to treat nausea and vomiting in patients following surgical operations. The medicine has been […]
By John Lee. Caregen, a pharmaceutical company from South Korea, has announced the expansion of its oral GLP-1 product Korglutide into Iraq through a new partnership with Filagen, a medical and aesthetic products distributor in the country. The move follows recent market entries across the region, including Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Iran, reflecting […]
