Thailand

BMI estimates that over 95% of global pharmaceutical sales are made by private enterprises, and predicts that this figure will increase in the future. State-run drugmakers are an... 2008-04-29

Thailand's leading drugmaker, the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO), has offered to manufacture and distribute certain medicines listed under the country's controversial... 2008-03-14

As the Asian economies continue to push forward, industry observers are predicting that the futures of industries such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals lie in the East.

Angering multinational pharmaceutical firms, Thailand's military-appointed government has issued compulsory licenses for cheap versions of a heart disease drug and a HIV/AIDS medicine,... 2007-01-25

Thailand's interim government is considering options for the sustainable financing of its healthcare system, after recently scrapping the landmark THB30 (US$0.84) programme. Under... 2006-12-20

Five members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam - are aiming to have adopted common standards for the documentation... 2006-09-01

Thailand is planning to extend its production of oseltamivir, the generic version of Swiss drugmaker Roche's anti-flu medicine Tamiflu. The state run Government Pharmaceutical Organisation... 2006-08-22

HIV/AIDS patients in Thailand have hit the streets in protest over news that UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is planning to raise the cost of one of its life-saving ARV therapies,... 2006-08-08

Thailand's state-owned Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) is considering taking over the marketing of its own pharmaceuticals and cosmetics products. Presently the, GPO... 2006-06-06

Thailand's low-cost health system is facing strong criticism as hospitals face soaring debts and medical practitioners increasingly desert the sector. Under the scheme, which was... 2006-05-10