Latvia

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has removed Bulgaria, Croatia and Latvia from its 2007 "Special 301" report, which includes countries that have violated intellectual... 2007-05-01

Latvian firm Olainfarm has been awarded a contract by the government of Kazakhstan to supply LVL974,000 (US$1.8mn) of PASA - sodium salt (aminosalicylic acid), a treatment for tuberculosis... 2007-02-01

Latvian firm Olainfarm, in partnership with Swiss affiliate Jucker Pharma, is to supply US$1.5mn of chemical intermediates to Novartis Grimsby, a UK branch of Switzerland's largest... 2007-01-22

Because the World Health Organisation (WHO) has lowered its risk estimates for an avian influenza epidemic, Latvia's Health Ministry has decided to end free vaccination against flu... 2006-11-13

Latvia's reimbursement budget for this year has been increased by 40% to EUR61mn (US$77mn), indicating that the country's drugs market is maturing quicker than expected. However,... 2006-06-23

Grindeks is the largest local pharmaceutical manufacturer in Latvia and controls Estonia's Tallinn Pharmaceutical plant and Latvia's JSC Kalceks. The company develops, produces and... 2006-06-01

Spending on reimbursed medicines by Latvia's state health insurance agency last year increased by 44% to LVL30.2mn (US$52.6mn), with per capita spending increasing by 18% to LVL86... 2006-03-31