Peru

Lending weight to BMI's positive forecast for Peru's generics market, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) has introduced a system of fines for doctors who repeatedly fail to suggest generic... 2008-03-26

Peru's Ministry of Health (Minsa) aims to provide health coverage to an additional 2mn residents by the end of 2007, according to Carlos Vallejos Sologuren, the country's health minister.... 2007-07-12

The debate over the future of free trade accords and a national industrial policy in Peru is intensifying as developments in the US raise the likelihood of a renewed push for a deal... 2007-05-14

For Peru's pharmaceuticals and healthcare market, the main development over the past few months has been the September 2006 launch of a new five-year healthcare plan named 'Salud... 2007-04-30

Peruvian government officials are challenging US patents on pharmaceutical and supplement products derived from the maca plant, which is grown in Andes. The dispute concerns the intellectual... 2007-01-24

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

In recent months, Peruvian lawmakers have made efforts to improve the registration environment for prescription pharmaceuticals, but local sources warn that the health ministry is... 2006-10-02