RIYADH, 17 October 2005 — The Saudi Pharmaceutical Indust. & Med. Appliances Corp. made SR80 million in profits for the first nine months of 2005. This is an increase of 42 percent over the same period last year. The company achieved SR56 million in profit in the same period in the year 2004. These profits reflect the expansion of the company and the increase in sales to the private sector inside and outside the Kingdom.