France

The French Senate has approved an amendment to healthcare legislation that should save health insurers money over generic drugs.

France's government healthcare advisory body - La Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) - has concluded that the country should reform the way that chronic diseases are treated.

BMI has revised its forecasts for the French over-the-counter (OTC) drug sales, as the government looks to shift 5% of volume sales form the prescription to the OTC sector. Although... 2007-11-13

As part of his attempts to introduce a culture of hard work and less reliance on state benefits, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that early retirees will lose their... 2007-11-07

France's consumer association UFC-Que Choiser has claimed that over-prescribing has resulted in an unnecessary overspend on prescription medicines. While

France's Groupe Novasep's plans to expand its Latin American operations are at an advanced stage, following the drugmaker's revelation that it is in the process of finalising a deal... 2007-09-21

French oil company Total is reportedly considering divesting its 13% stake in drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis . However, Total is keen to wait until the outcome of Sanofi-Aventis' US... 2007-05-21