Slovakia

The introduction of cross-border healthcare within the EU is a key goal of European Commissioner for Health Androula Vassiliou. While fully implementing such a scheme would take a... 2008-10-14

Sales for Wyeth's Prevenar PCV7 (7-valent pneumococcal saccharide conjugated vaccine) are to be given a boost after it was added to national immunisation programmes in six countries... 2008-07-10

Lithuanian pharmaceutical group Sanitas has posted impressive Q108 results, with year-on-year (y-o-y) revenues up by 26% from LTL77.0mn (US$35.3) to LTL96.7mn (US$44.3mn). The group... 2008-06-09

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

Slovakian health insurer Europska Zdravotna Poistovna (EZP) has announced it is to leave the market following legislation introduced on January 1 2008 that prevents insurers from... 2008-05-14

A number of private Slovak health insurers are planning lawsuits against the government after new laws banned them from retaining profits came info effect in January 1 2008.

The ratio of people who use state health insurers compered to private sector counterparts has remained relatively constant this year, according to the Health Care supervisory Office.... 2007-10-29

A survey by Slovakia's MVK agency with a sample size of 1,200 adults has revealed that 80% of respondents believe that high pharmaceutical prices are the biggest problem facing the... 2007-09-14

The governing parties in the Slovakian government - the Slovak National Coalition (SNC), Sociálna Demokracia (Smer) and the LS-HZDS - have found common ground concerning the bill... 2007-09-12

In an attempt to reverse the country's fiscal deficit, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has banned health insurance companies from making profits. It is hoped that this will... 2007-05-25