Pharmaceutical, medical & healthcare market Central and Eastern Europe Latest and most important pharmaceutical, medical and health care market news. Free articles, market commentaries, newsletters and detailed market reports. http://www.ceepharma.com/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:57:22 +0100 http://www.polishmarket.com/_i/images/PMR.gif http://www.ceepharma.com/ 100 51 Latest and most important pharmaceutical, medical and health care market news. Free articles, market commentaries, newsletters and detailed market reports. Actavis Bulgaria sells its distribution arm http://www.ceepharma.com/83210/Actavis_Bulgaria_sells_its_distribution_arm.shtml Higia, the pharmaceutical distributor owned by Actavis Bulgaria, has been sold to a private investor. The new owner is Rosica Veselinova Velikova, a person not known in the Bulgarian</I> ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Disabled patients in Slovakia permitted to buy prescription medical aids by mail order http://www.ceepharma.com/83203/Disabled_patients_in_Slovakia_permitted_to_buy_prescription_medical_aids_by_mail_order.shtml From June 2010 onwards, disabled people and bed-ridden patients in Slovakia will have easier access to prescribed medical devices, according to the SITA news agency. An amendment</I> ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Recordati upbeat about prospects of Czech unit http://www.ceepharma.com/83134/Recordati_upbeat_about_prospects_of_Czech_unit.shtml Recordati, the Italian drug manufacturer, praised the financial strength and prospects of its Czech unit, Herbacos Recordati (formerly Herbacos-Bofarma), whose results, which were for the</I> ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Seven new innovative drugs on reimbursement list in Hungary http://www.ceepharma.com/83074/Seven_new_innovative_drugs_on_reimbursement_list_in_Hungary.shtml Seven new innovative drugs were included in a February amendment to the drug reimbursement list in Hungary. This is considered a significant improvement, because in 2009 no innovative</I> ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Torfarm’s sales hit PLN 5.7bn in 2009 http://www.ceepharma.com/83298/Torfarm__8217_s_sales_hit_PLN_5_7bn_in_2009.shtml Sales at Torfarm, the Polish largest pharmaceutical wholesaler, surged by 60% y-o-y in the fourth quarter of 2009 and exceeded PLN 1.6bn (€406m), helped by the integration</I> ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Remedia reports RON 3.5m profit for 2009 http://www.ceepharma.com/82900/Remedia_reports_RON_3_5m_profit_for_2009.shtml Remedia, the well-known Romanian pharmacy chain, reported a 14.8% year-on-year increase in sales revenues to RON 154.4m (€37m) for 2009. The company has recovered its profitability:</I> ... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Pharmacy market down by 10.6% in January http://www.ceepharma.com/82666/Pharmacy_market_down_by_10_6__in_January.shtml In January 2010 the Polish pharmacy market (understood as retail pharmacy sales) was worth PLN 2.12bn (€532m), a drop of 10.6% compared with the same period a year ago, according</I> ... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Egis: 11% sales increase in 2008/2009 financial year http://www.ceepharma.com/82609/Egis__11__sales_increase_in_2008_2009_financial_year.shtml In the 2008/2009 financial year (i.e., ended 30 September 2009), Egis, the Hungarian drug manufacturer, managed to achieve a 10.7% y-o-y increase of net sales revenues to HUF 106.3bn</I> ... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Silvanols enters Czech market, forecasts 30% sales growth in 2010 http://www.ceepharma.com/82572/Silvanols_enters_Czech_market__forecasts_30__sales_growth_in_2010.shtml Silvanols, a Latvian drug maker, announced that it has begun sales to the Czech Republic, as part of efforts to grow exports. The company, which specialises in the manufacture of gels,</I> ... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 95% of Gedeon Richter’s distribution sales take place in Romania http://www.ceepharma.com/82423/95__of_Gedeon_Richter__8217_s_distribution_sales_take_place_in_Romania.shtml In 2009 the pharmaceutical sales of Gedeon Richter, the prominent Hungarian drug manufacturer, increased by 12% year on year to €26.1m in Romania. However, the vast majority</I> ... Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Revenues of Slovak health insurers up by 4.6% in 2009 http://www.ceepharma.com/82294/Revenues_of_Slovak_health_insurers_up_by_4_6__in_2009_.shtml The combined revenues of health insurance companies in Slovakia amounted to €3.4bn in 2009, which was €151.2m or 4.62% higher compared with the year before, according</I> ... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Bulgarian patients overcharged for Novo Nordisk insulin http://www.ceepharma.com/82277/Bulgarian_patients_overcharged_for_Novo_Nordisk_insulin.shtml About 500,000 insulin-dependent diabetes patients in Bulgaria have to pay approximately BGN 4.80 (€2.50) for one packet of five doses of insulin offered by Novo Nordisk. Officially,</I> ... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Adamed completes Polfa Pabianice takeover http://www.ceepharma.com/81952/Adamed_completes_Polfa_Pabianice_takeover.shtml Adamed, the Polish drug manufacturer, on 4 February formalised the acquisition of 85% of shares in Polfa Pabianice (PP) from state-owned Polski Holding Farmaceutyczny (PHF). The</I> ... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 PPF Healthcare interested in acquisition of hospital in Roudnice http://www.ceepharma.com/81908/PPF_Healthcare_interested_in_acquisition_of_hospital_in_Roudnice.shtml PPF Healthcare, part of the investment company the PPF Group, has expressed interest in the purchase of a hospital in the Czech town of Roudnice nad Labem, according to the Czech daily</I> ... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Romanian competition authority to bolster monitoring of drug prices http://www.ceepharma.com/81905/Romanian_competition_authority_to_bolster_monitoring_of_drug_prices.shtml The Romanian Competition Council has decided to increase price monitoring on the Romanian pharmaceutical market to prevent anti-competitive practices which might prevent or delay the</I> ... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100