Indonesia

In order to further penetrate the largest pharmaceutical market in South East Asia, Malaysian firm Pharmaniaga is planning to purchase a medium-sized Indonesian drugmaker. The move... 2008-05-27

State-run Indonesian drugmaker Kimia Farma plans to raise some of its prices in order to stay competitive in an increasing challenging operating climate. The company projects a 10%... 2008-03-27

Two state-run Indonesian pharmaceutical companies have contracted a Chinese active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) supplier to provide them with bulk antibiotics. By getting a firm... 2008-01-28

The Indonesian Ministry of State Enterprises is assessing whether to merge two pharmaceutical companies in which it has controlling stakes. By combining the activities of Kimia Farma... 2008-01-14

BMI has upwardly revised its forecast for the Indonesian generics sector after the government launched a programme to increase the availability of cheap, locally-made versions of... 2007-06-22

BMI has slightly downgraded its forecast for the Indonesian pharmaceutical market after official figures showed contraction in the last quarter of 2006, primarily as a result of decreasing... 2007-03-19

Indonesia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US firm Baxter International to develop a vaccine against avian influenza. Simultaneously, the country has revealed that... 2007-02-08

Branching out from its Singapore-based Novartis Institute of Tropical Diseases (NITD), the Swiss multinational has opened a scientific initiative in Indonesia to discover and develop... 2007-02-05

The International Business Chamber (IBC) in Indonesia has denied that the responsibility for high drug prices lies with pharmaceutical manufacturers. The industry is struggling to... 2006-11-21

The Indonesian health minister has lowered the prices of some 458 medicines in the country, in the largest move of its kind witnessed in the country. Drug prices in the country are... 2006-11-07