Brazil

News: According to the Agência de Informação de Moçambique, Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva pledged in Maputo on October 17 that a pharmaceutical factory will start... 2008-10-22

News: Deaths caused by air pollution outnumber deaths caused by HIV/AIDS and traffic accidents together. According to a study released on October 15 2008 by São Paulo University... 2008-10-21

Brazilian regulator ANVISA is taking a more cautious stance on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory inhibitor drugs (NSAID) of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) in the wake of a three month review... 2008-10-10

Thirty years since the International Conference on Primary Health Care in what is now Almaty, Kazakhstan, led to the Alma Ata Declaration, the World Health Organization (WHO) has... 2008-10-03

News: According to the Brazilian health minister, Brazil will soon be self-reliant in the production of efavirenz, a drug used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The statement comes after... 2008-10-03

Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has moved to end speculation that it is eying up an acquisition of Germany's Stada Arzneimittel. Teva's North American CEO William Marth stated... 2008-09-22

News: According to Reuters, Brazil will commence the production of generic version of a key HIV/AIDS drug to reduce the cost of treatment for HIV/AIDS patients. The country's health... 2008-09-22

In the face of disappointing financial results, India's Strides Arcolab has agreed to the sale of its Latin America joint venture, Strides Latina, to its partner, South Africa's Aspen... 2008-09-18

Brazilian state-owned drugmaker the Pharmaceutical Laboratory of Pernambuco (LAFEPE) has received approval to supply the World Health Organization (WHO) with Chagas disease drug benznidazole.... 2008-09-11

In line with BMI's warning that Grupo Casa Saba (GCS) could be reaching the limit of its ability to beat market growth in its home country, the Mexican drug distributor has made its... 2008-08-18