Czech Republic

The first half of 2008 has brought mixed results for pharmaceutical companies operating in Romania. Often considered as a high potential market for investment, it appears that the... 2008-07-31

Czech generics specialist Zentiva has said it expects sales to reach CZK8.9bn for the first half of 2008, a 32% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth. A continuing decline in sales in its key... 2008-07-25

The Czech Republic has seen a rapid expansion in the number of online pharmacies over the last two years, which is one of the factors behind BMI's optimism for market growth of over-the-counter... 2008-07-11

In what is the second deal of its kind in a week, another multinational innovative pharmaceutical company is looking to expand in the generics arena. Following the US$4.6bn takeover... 2008-06-19

European wholesale and retail pharmacy giant Alliance Boots has seen trading profits rise by 20% year-on-year (y-o-y) for 2007, a positive performance for the company, which was 2007's... 2008-06-12

US drugmaker Mylan has exercised its option to acquire Merck KGaA's Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) generics business, expanding its European footprint and gaining access to high... 2008-06-03

Czech anticorruption watchdog Transparency International-Czech Republic (TIC) has filed a criminal complaint in the Czech Republic against representatives of Canadian-based pharmaceutical... 2008-05-20

Czech pharmaceutical company Zentiva is developing a generic form of Eli Lilly's erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Viagra (sildenafil) to be sold in its existing markets. Zentiva, the... 2008-05-01

Israeli generics firm Teva is planning to invest US$100mn in one of its facilities in Northern Moravia, in the Czech Republic, with the aim of trebling production there over the next... 2008-03-12

In 2007, Czech drugmaker Zentiva's sales grew by 19% to CZK16.7bn (US$1.03bn), due mainly to the acquisition of Turkish drug firm Eczacibaşi in March 2007 for EUR460mn