Italy

The European market for oral contraceptives and arbortificants could be affected by moves in both Ireland and Italy to relax laws governing these products. However, as both countries... 2008-02-28

The Italian medical devices market was worth approximately US$6.0bn in 2007 and should reach a value of US$7.3bn in 2012. This represents a compound average growth rate of about 4%,... 2008-02-26

Drug spending in Italian retail pharmacies is continuing to fall, as government austerities bite into revenues. Figures from Italian pharmacy federation Federfarma, show a fall in... 2007-11-30

Italy's health minister Livia Turco has claimed that the government is planning to scrap prescription charges for drugs in 2008, increasing access to medicines, but also potentially... 2007-10-18

Italian drugmaker Recordati has acquired French-based drugmaker Orphan Europe , a specialist in rare diseases, for EUR135mn (US$190.63mn). Recordati recently announced that it... 2007-10-05

Italian research-based drugmaker

Italian drugmaker