Pakistan

US-based Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)'s decision to reduce its exposure to two of the most challenging emerging markets suggests that it has lost its appetite for risk. BMS has sold... 2008-10-16

Due to erosion of margins, pharmaceutical companies have called on Pakistan's government to allow them to increase the price of medicines. The firms say that the price of drugs has... 2008-05-07

Indian generic drug manufacturer Natco Pharma wants to export its versions of two patented medicines to neighbouring Nepal under compulsory licences. However, India's patent office... 2008-03-03

In what is being seen as a sign that Argentine drugmakers are increasingly looking to international expansion to reduce exposure to their erratic home market, Laboratorios Bagó has... 2007-10-25

Following news that drugmakers from two of Asia's emerging markets are to expand their export reach to Jordan, BMI looks at the threat posed to domestic manufacturers from an influx... 2007-10-19

BMI has upwardly revised its projections for the Pakistan pharmaceutical market after new figures for 2007 were revealed at the Pak Pharma Expo. The market is currently valued at... 2007-04-26

BMI has revised its forecast for Pakistan's pharmaceutical expenditure, in light of new data indicating that the market was growing at a faster rate than anticipated. In 2005, drug... 2006-11-08

The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has accused the government of allocating an insufficient budget for the health sector. The country is facing a number of health problems, including... 2006-06-16

Pakistan exported pharmaceutical products worth US$61.8mn to over 80 countries last year, according to the country's Federal Minister for Health. Exports have been boosted by the... 2006-05-09

Argentina's second-largest drugmaker, Laboratorios Bagó, has confirmed plans to invest in a joint venture with Pakistan's Ferozsons. The venture will create a new US$10mn plant in... 2006-02-13