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Oman reduces prices of 290 medicines by up to 88%, easing costs for patients

Oman’s Ministry of Health has reduced the prices of 290 pharmaceutical products, with an average price reduction of 22.4 percent, as part of ongoing efforts to ease patients’ financial burdens and improve access to affordable medicines.

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

MUSCAT : The Ministry, represented by the Drug Safety Centre, implemented the reductions following its periodic review of pharmaceutical prices.

According to the Ministry, the price cuts vary across the 290 products, with the maximum reported discount reaching approximately 88 percent, helping make essential treatments more affordable and accessible.

The initiative forms part of the Drug Safety Centre’s continued efforts to monitor and review medicine prices while supporting the availability of pharmaceutical products at reasonable costs.

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