Do pharmacies in Hurghada sell medicine at the price printed on the box, and what to do if overcharged?

Besides the El Ezaby app, you can also use the Drug Eye app to check the correct fixed price of medicines in pharmacies.

There are many pharmacies in Hurghada, found in almost every side street. If you have doubts about the price or medicine at one pharmacy, just go to the next one — there are several nearby.

If you notice at your hotel that you paid more than the price printed under the barcode, you can go back to the pharmacy and dispute it — the boxed price is the official one.

To check the real price of a medicine, use the El Ezaby Pharmacy app (select the Red Sea region when registering) or sites like 'русская аптека в Египте' and 'аптека в Хургаде' — they list fixed prices.

Pharmacies in Hurghada are required to sell medicine at the price printed under the barcode on the box — this is a fixed regulated price.