Latvia

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... 2008-06-27

Latvia's Health Ministry has accused some drugmakers of selling their products at higher prices in the country than in other European Union states.

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

Latvian firm Olainfarm is to supply the Norwegian government with the antiviral Remantadin (rimantadine) in the event of a bird flu pandemic. The company has eight months to furnish... 2006-03-29