Colombia

News: Colombia is fast developing as a destination for clinical investigations, and further government support in the form of new legislation and commitment is expected to add to... 2008-10-21

In a move that demonstrates contrasting views of the importance of a local presence in emerging markets to innovative pharmaceutical companies, US-based Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)... 2008-06-11

As part of Colombia's Presidential Programme for Combating Corruption, the country's research-based manufacturers association, AFIDRO, has signed a 'self-regulation' agreement to... 2008-06-02

Colombia has become the first country to eliminate the tropical disease onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness - a leading cause of preventable sight-loss in the developing... 2007-11-16

Leading Chilean pharmaceutical manufacturer Laboratorios Andrómaco S.A. has signed a deal to acquire three smaller Colombian producers, California S.A., Memphis Products S.A. and... 2007-09-18

Colombia's association of multinational, research-based pharmaceutical companies (AFIDRO) has said it would push for legislative approval of the terms of the US Free Trade Agreement... 2007-02-08

A Colombian judge has ordered US firm Pfizer to withdraw its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil) from the market because it violates the registration documents of local... 2006-11-28

Colombian pharmaceutical companies represented by the industry association ASINFAR remain apprehensive over the country's free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, which has been ratified... 2006-11-24

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Latin America remains one of the regions worst affected by illegal medicines such as counterfeits. IMPACT - a new working group... 2006-11-20

Illustrating a further shift in policy, the Colombian government is to source anti-AIDS drugs from state-owned manufacturers in Brazil. In recent months, Colombian officials have... 2006-10-18