Judicial move in Lebanon: Judge al-Haj requests Health Ministry lists of Biosimilar drugs since 2018

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1. 7 Nov 2026, 18:50 The National News Agency reported that Public Prosecutor in Cassation Judge Ahmad Rami al-Haj requested from the Ministry of Health a list of Biosimilar drugs since 2018.
2. 7 Nov 2026, 18:50 The report described the step as a new judicial move in the "Biosimilar" file, announcing a request for a comprehensive disclosure, without details on its content or the parties it would cover.
3. 7 Nov 2026, 18:57 The request included obtaining official lists and decisions on Biosimilar drugs introduced into Lebanon since 2018, particularly those tied to exceptional decisions by health ministers, as well as decisions of the competent technical committee and the results of analyses of seized drugs; Judge al-Haj tasked the Central Criminal Investigation Department with sending an official letter to the ministry to provide these documents.

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