Iran
Industry
Iranian drugmaker Soha Pharmaceuticals has mass produced generic copies of venflaxine and the antibiotic clindamycin. Whether these are approved generic versions is unclear, but BMI...
2010-03-30Industry
In BMI's recent analysis of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) pharmaceutical market, we highlighted Saudi Arabia and the UAE as the biggest medicine spenders - reaching values of...
2010-02-05Industry
The Iranian Ministry of Health has announced that it is developing the country's biotechnology industry over the long term to ensure self-sufficiency in the pharmaceutical sector....
2010-01-13Industry
Iran's Ministry of Health is to begin reimbursing locally developed HIV/AIDS medicine IMOD (immuno-modulator drug) in a decision that could benefit the 66,000 Iranians estimated to...
2008-01-04Industry
Iran's government is to commit around one sixth of its budget to healthcare-related functions for the financial year April 2008 - March 2009 according to the Ministry of Health. Approximately...
2007-12-11Companies
Iran's scientists have claimed that they have developed a herbal HIV/AIDS treatment made from local medicinal plants. The drug, called IMOD, reportedly boosts the immune system and...
2007-05-18Companies
Iran's Pasteur Institute , has announced that a new pharmaceutical plant in the country will be the largest in South West Asia. The new complex will produce varied treatments including...
2007-02-05Companies
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Iran is thought to be greater than previously stated due to a sharp increase in the number of intravenous drug users. According to the country's deputy...
2006-06-28
