Latvia
Industry
The Latvian government is currently drafting a law that could have a serious impact on large pharmacy chains. Under the proposed law, which health minister Ivars Eglitis says will...
2008-06-27Industry
Latvia's Health Ministry has accused some drugmakers of selling their products at higher prices in the country than in other European Union states.
2007-12-17Companies
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...
2007-05-01Companies
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...
2007-02-01Companies
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...
2007-01-22Companies
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...
2006-11-13Companies
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,...
2006-06-23Industry
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
