How to check a medicine or contact lens against Egyptian Drug Authority warnings

To check a medicine or contact lens against the Egyptian Drug Authority’s warnings, open the Authority’s list of recall and commercial-fraud circulars for the current year, find the product’s name, then compare the batch number and expiry date on your pack with the circular, where it gives them. A circular applies only to the batches it states.

This guide uses the pages of the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) itself, read on 23 October 2026. It names no product, batch or maker, and it cannot say whether your pack is genuine or what to do with a medicine you already take: ask your pharmacist or doctor.

In short:

• The Authority posts withdrawal («سحب») and commercial-fraud («غش تجاري») circulars, one page a year. Our count of its 2026 table, read on 23 October 2026, is 94: 28 withdrawals and 66 commercial fraud.
• A circular applies only to the batches it lists. A product missing from the list is not cleared by that: ask your pharmacist.
• The Authority’s contact page gives its hotline as 15301, and the number is printed in the header and footer of its home page (read 23 October 2026).

Last checked: 23 October 2026, on the pages listed under Sources. The lists change often, so open the page again before you rely on this guide.

Where does the Egyptian Drug Authority publish its warnings?

On its Arabic site, under «التوعية» (Awareness) (read 23 October 2026):

• «منشورات دورية للسحب والغش التجاري» (periodic withdrawal and commercial-fraud circulars): one page per year, 2021 to 2026; on the 2026 page each circular number links to a PDF. This is the page for a pack in your hands.
• «المخالفات الإعلانية» (advertising violations): lists for registered and for unregistered products. On 29 September 2026 the Authority said its website and official pages are the only source for these lists; we suggest the same habit for circulars, not a forwarded image.
• «تحذيرات منظمة الصحة العالمية» (WHO warnings): 39 republished WHO medical-product alerts, from 10 March 2021 to 3 July 2026.

What does an EDA circular say?

A circular is a one-page PDF. The two September 2026 circulars we opened, nos. 87 and 84 of 2026 (one withdrawal, one commercial fraud), share one layout (read 23 October 2026). The Arabic field names are the circulars’ own; the right-hand column is our summary of those two, not a rule for every circular.

Field	In the circular	What it tells you
Type	«سحب» or «غش تجاري», under the heading «منشور»	Withdrawal or commercial fraud.
Product	«اسم المستحضر» (no. 87) or «اسم الصنف» (no. 84)	What is meant.
Batch	«رقم التشغيلة»	Which production run. No. 87 gives one number; no. 84 says «جميع التشغيلات» (all batches).
Expiry date and maker	«تاريخ الانتهاء»; «الشركة المصنعة»	Shown in no. 87, the withdrawal; not shown in no. 84, the commercial-fraud circular.
Reason	«سبب التحذير»	No. 87: a non-conformity issued for the batch from the Authority’s laboratories. No. 84: packs of unknown source in circulation.
What is done with the packs	«الإجراءات التصحيحية»	Stopping circulation, seizing and sealing the packs (both circulars, in our words).
Class	«Class»	No. 87 shows class II; no. 84 shows none.
Advice to consumers	«نصائح للمستهلكين»	If in doubt about the product, go back to the Authority: hotline 15301 or its website.

At the foot, both carry the sentence «هذا التنبيه خاص بالتشغيلات الواردة في المنشور فقط ولا ينطبق على تداول المستحضر بشكل عام»: the notice is only for the batches it lists, not for the product in general. That is why the batch number matters: the circular says nothing either way about other batches. Below it, both add a line for complaints: ask the pharmacist to check the pack, call 15301 or report through the Authority’s website.

The main circulars page also gives the Authority’s classification of withdrawals, in English; the text is lightly shortened here. The last column is our count of the 2026 table (read 23 October 2026):

Class	Recalled from	2026 circulars
I: may cause serious health problems or lead to death	Distributor, retail and consumer levels	1
II: may cause a temporary health problem or pose a minor threat of a serious nature	Distributor and retail levels	24
III: not likely to cause a health problem, but violates labelling or manufacturing laws and guidelines	Distributor level	3
Commercial fraud: no class shown	Not stated	66

How do I check my pack against the list?

1. Read the product name, batch number and expiry date on your pack. If you cannot find the batch number, ask the pharmacist to point it out.
2. Open the current year’s circulars page and search it for the name. In the 2026 table, 92 of the 94 names are written in Latin letters only and the other two mix scripts (our count, read 23 October 2026), so search in Latin letters; an older pack may sit on an earlier year’s page.
3. If the name appears, open the circular and compare it with your pack. No. 87, a withdrawal, gives a batch number and an expiry date; no. 84, commercial fraud, says «جميع التشغيلات» (all batches) and shows no expiry date.
4. If the batch matches, take the pack to your pharmacist and ask what to do next. Do not stop or change a medicine on your own: ask the doctor who prescribed it.
5. If the name is not there, that year’s page simply holds no circular for it. That is not a clearance, a registration or proof that the pack is genuine. Ask the pharmacist.

How do I check that a medicine is registered in Egypt?

Use the Authority’s registered-drugs search, labelled EDDB on its databases page (read 23 October 2026). The page is in English. Pick a category (human pharmaceutical, biological, herbal, veterinary, biocides, cosmetics or complementary), type at least three letters in the trade name, registration number, applicant or generic name field, and enter the code the page asks for. We did not run a search, so we cannot describe the results.

A registration entry concerns the product. It does not tell you whether a batch was withdrawn (the circulars do) or whether your pack is genuine (ask the pharmacist, or the Authority).

What about contact lenses?

Circular 84 of 2026, issued in September 2026, concerns five contact-lens products (read 23 October 2026). It is a commercial-fraud circular naming «جميع التشغيلات» (all batches). Its reason, in our translation: packs of unknown source were circulating and, according to the medical-supplies administration, packs carrying the stated data were not registered, to that date, in the databases of the Central Administration for Medical Supplies. Its advice to consumers is the one in the table above: if in doubt about the product, go back to the Authority by hotline or website. Read the circular itself.

The registered-drugs search has no medical-supplies category, and we found no public registration check for lenses on the pages we read (the databases page lists none). For a lens, use the circulars list and, when in doubt, the hotline. Whether a lens suits your eyes is for an eye doctor.

Who should I tell if I doubt a pack?

The Authority’s contact page lists these channels, among others, and also an online report for inappropriate drug advertisements (read 23 October 2026):

Channel	For	Note
Hotline 15301	Among its listed services: side-effect reports, reports of violations involving products or pharmaceutical establishments, licensing enquiries and other enquiries about its services.	Our note: not a medical emergency service.
Online report of violations	Violations in the handling and quality of pharmaceutical products.	Free; for the public, health-care providers and owners of establishments.
Online side-effect report	Reactions to medicines, events after immunisation, events linked to cosmetics or medical devices.	Free; the Authority says it needs your contact details to follow up.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist about any side effect too; how to read a medicine leaflet in Egypt explains that section. For a pack in your hands, ask the pharmacist; before changing how you take a medicine, ask the doctor who prescribed it.

In Egypt: who issues these circulars?

The Egyptian Drug Authority describes itself as a public service body affiliated with the Prime Minister that regulates and monitors medicines and medical supplies (the footer of its pages, read 23 October 2026). The circulars are its notices, and «سحب» (withdrawal) and «غش تجاري» (commercial fraud) are its own terms for them; this guide uses them as the circulars do.

Where Medigize stands

Medigize is a navigation tool. It is not part of the Authority, it does not check packs or issue warnings, and it does not sell, recommend or rate medicines. We say what we build and what we do not in why we build in public. We are building a record that moves with the patient, shared only with their consent. If you would like to follow that work, you can register your interest.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I see the Egyptian Drug Authority’s warnings?

On its Arabic site under «التوعية»: a circulars page per year, advertising violations and republished WHO alerts (read 23 October 2026).

What is an Egyptian Drug Authority warning?

A circular («منشور») about named batches of a product that are withdrawn («سحب») or the subject of commercial fraud («غش تجاري»). It says it applies only to the batches listed (read 23 October 2026).

What is a batch number, and why does it matter in a warning?

A batch is one production run of a product, and its number says which run a pack came from. A circular applies only to the batches it lists (read 23 October 2026), so compare the number on your pack.

If my medicine is not on the list, does that clear it?

No. The list holds circulars, and the absence of one on that page says nothing about your pack. Ask your pharmacist.

What is the Egyptian Drug Authority’s hotline?

15301, printed in the header and footer of the Authority’s home page. Its contact page lists, among its services, side-effect reports, violation reports, licensing enquiries and other enquiries about the Authority’s services (read 23 October 2026). It is not a medical emergency service: in an emergency, go to the nearest emergency department.

Medigize is a non-diagnostic navigation tool. This is general information, not medical advice. In an emergency, call an ambulance or go to the nearest emergency department.

Sources

1. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): periodic withdrawal and commercial-fraud circulars, main page with the recall classification (Arabic), read 23 October 2026
2. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): circulars of 2026, nos. 1 to 94, including nos. 84 and 87, whose PDFs open from it (Arabic), read 23 October 2026
3. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): commercial-fraud circular no. 84 of 2026, contact lenses (PDF, Arabic), read 23 October 2026
4. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): registered-drugs search (EDDB), read 23 October 2026
5. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): databases page (Arabic), read 23 October 2026
6. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): advertising violations (Arabic), read 23 October 2026
7. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): announcement of 29 September 2026 on the official source for advertising-violation lists (Arabic), read 23 October 2026
8. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): WHO warnings, 39 entries from 10 March 2021 to 3 July 2026 (Arabic), read 23 October 2026
9. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): contact us, with hotline 15301 and the electronic reports, read 23 October 2026
10. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): reporting violations related to pharmaceutical products or establishments, read 23 October 2026
11. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): reporting adverse drug reactions and medical devices, read 23 October 2026
12. Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA): home page, hotline 15301 in the header and footer, read 23 October 2026