Canada

A new report by the Health Council of Canada claims that up to a third of the adult and teenage population in the country is suffering from chronic disease and has called for greater... 2007-12-19

Canadian contract drugmaker Patheon has bitten the bullet and put its loss making plant in Carolina, Puerto Rico up for sale, much to the relief of BMI. Rightly in our opinion, the... 2007-12-18

A new study by Canadian free market think tank the Fraser Institute claims that the cost-burden of prescription drugs in Canada is similar to that in the US, in contrast to the traditional... 2007-11-28

Leading Canadian generics firm Apotex has acquired Belgian drugmaker Topgen for an undisclosed fee. In doing so, the North American company will increase its footprint in Europe,... 2007-11-16

India's Ajanta Pharma has made its first foray into Brazil's drug market through a partnership with Canada's Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, part of the Arrow Group. Ajanta's first product... 2007-11-08

A report by Canada's Competition Bureau claims that patients are paying too much for generic drugs, despite ample competition in the system, because rebates offered by drugmakers... 2007-10-30

Swiss pharmaceutical producer and wholesaler

As US giant Pfizer winds up its inhaled insulin product Exubera on the back of disappointing sales, Canada's Generex is hoping to expand its own oral insulin spray, Generex Oral-lyn,... 2007-10-23

The recent Michael Moore film Sicko revealed the efficiency of Cuba's communist healthcare system to the world. Now, seemingly without sensing the irony, several firms are cashing... 2007-10-03

Troubled Canadian contract drugmaker Patheon is blaming its Puerto Rico operations for the company's latest set of poor quarterly results, which once again failed to meet