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/ Fri, 18 May 2012 03:30:30 +0200 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. Gedeon Richter’s sales revenues in Slovakia up to €5.9m in Q1 2012 http://www.ceepharma.com/121728/Gedeon_Richter__8217_s_sales_revenues_in_Slovakia_up_to___8364_5_9m_in_Q1_2012.shtml In the first quarter of 2012, the sales of Gedeon Richter, the prominent Hungarian drug manufacturer, in Slovakia were worth €5.9m, a €2m increase in comparison with</I> ... Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Hungaropharma closes trade centre in Bekescsaba http://www.ceepharma.com/121677/Hungaropharma_closes_trade_centre_in_Bekescsaba.shtml Hungaropharma, one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Hungary, has announced that it intends to close its trade centre in Bekescsaba because of the effects of the Kalman</I> ... Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 GSK Romania launches partnership with Desitin to promote new medicine http://www.ceepharma.com/121676/GSK_Romania_launches_partnership_with_Desitin_to_promote_new_medicine.shtml The Romanian subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Desitin Pharma, the local subsidiary of the German pharmaceutical company Desitin Arzneimittel, have signed a collaboration agreement pertaining</I> ... Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Arx Equity Partners to complete PE investment in Polish healthcare sector in 2012 http://www.ceepharma.com/150127/Arx_Equity_Partners_to_complete_PE_investment_in_Polish_healthcare_sector_in_2012.shtml Arx Equity Partners, which owns Lexummedica, a network of ophthalmic clinics in Poland and the Czech Republic, has not managed to complete a private equity (PE) investment in the</I> ... Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Foreign patients owe Czech hospital CZK 36m for treatment http://www.ceepharma.com/121599/Foreign_patients_owe_Czech_hospital_CZK_36m_for_treatment.shtml In 2011, Czech hospitals provided medical care to 83,849 foreigners for the amount of CZK 634m (€25.1m), according to the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of</I> ... Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Sopharma’s net profit down by 19.5% in Q1 2012 http://www.ceepharma.com/121586/Sopharma__8217_s_net_profit_down_by_19_5__in_Q1_2012.shtml Sopharma, the prominent Bulgarian drug manufacturer, recorded a 19.5% year on year reduction in its consolidated net profit to BGN 8.44m (€4.3m) in the first quarter of 2012. At</I> ... Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Kalman Szell Plan 2.0. envisages further changes in Hungarian reimbursement system http://www.ceepharma.com/121297/Kalman_Szell_Plan_2_0__envisages_further_changes_in_Hungarian_reimbursement_system.shtml The second version of the Kalman Szell Plan structural reform programme for 2013, announced by the Hungarian government on 23 April 2012, envisages the introduction of the “Spanish-model”</I> ... Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Bulgaria to amend drug discount negotiation procedures http://www.ceepharma.com/121215/Bulgaria_to_amend_drug_discount_negotiation_procedures.shtml On 25 April, Bulgaria’s health ministry started a two-week public consultation on the draft amendments to Regulation No. 10, which pertains to the procedure for the reimbursement</I> ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 New reimbursement list announced in Poland http://www.ceepharma.com/121088/New_reimbursement_list_announced_in_Poland.shtml The Health Ministry on 25 April published an official announcement about changes to the list of reimbursed medicines due to take effect on 1 May. The updated list includes 3,137</I> ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Stada reports 20% sales growth in 2011 in Slovakia http://www.ceepharma.com/121053/Stada_reports_20__sales_growth_in_2011_in_Slovakia.shtml In 2011 sales generated in Slovakia by Stada Arzneimittel amounted to €8.5m, which stands for a 20% increase in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year.</I> ... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Ranbaxy to launch Daiichi Sankyo's antihypertensive in Romania http://www.ceepharma.com/121021/Ranbaxy_to_launch_Daiichi_Sankyo_s_antihypertensive_in_Romania.shtml Terapia Ranbaxy, one of the largest drug manufacturers in Romania, will launch Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo's Sevikar tablets for the treatment of essential hypertension in Romania.</I> ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Czech Republic reintroduces reimbursed drugs bonuses http://www.ceepharma.com/120918/Czech_Republic_reintroduces_reimbursed_drugs_bonuses.shtml As of 1 April 2012, Czech pharmacies are allowed to offer bonuses, gifts and other non-monetary benefits to patients acquiring reimbursed prescription medicines. This possibility</I> ... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Anzag acquires another 20% stake in Farmexpert http://www.ceepharma.com/120724/Anzag_acquires_another_20__stake_in_Farmexpert.shtml Anzag, a German pharmaceutical wholesaler, bought an additional 20% stake in the Romanian medicine distributor Farmexpert. Following this transaction, ANZAG reached a total stake of</I> ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Reduction in cost of 180 cancer drugs proposed in Bulgaria http://www.ceepharma.com/120663/Reduction_in_cost_of_180_cancer_drugs_proposed_in_Bulgaria.shtml The Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has said that 43 companies have proposed reductions in the prices of 180 drugs used for hospital cancer treatment. The discounts</I> ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200 Batch of Fortimax withdrawn from the Hungarian market http://www.ceepharma.com/120659/Batch_of_Fortimax_withdrawn_from_the_Hungarian_market.shtml On 29 March 2012, the National Institute of Pharmacy (OGYI) of the Institute for the Improvement of Quality and Organisation in the Pharmaceutical Industry and in Healthcare (GYEMSZI)</I> ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200