Colombia

BMI View: Emerging markets will drive medical device industry growth. The importance of emerging markets to large multinational medical equipment producers cannot be overstated and... 2012-01-10

BMI View: While the rise in prescription drug abuse in Colombia has previously been attributed to unethical prescribing and strong consumer demand, BMI believes the International Narcotics... 2011-11-17

BMI View: Bucking a global push towards over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, governments across Latin America have responded to a series of scandals by clamping down on pharmacy sales.... 2011-10-28

BMI View: Where previous governments were unable to negotiate trade favourable terms, President Juan Manuel Santos has succeeded at ratifying Colombia's free trade agreement (FTA) with... 2011-10-13

BMI View: Virtually unknown to foreign investors 20 years ago, Colombia's willingness to adopt international patent standards and liberal trade relations have made multinational drugmakers... 2011-10-06

BMI View: While tightening market conditions are likely to continue to hurt medicine sales across Europe, we commend Spanish drugmaker Faes Farma's decision to pursue growth opportunities... 2011-09-27

BMI View: We see Teuto's decision to focus on advanced drug manufacturing systems, along with its product portfolio of innovative and generic medicines, as a further improvement in... 2011-09-23