Peru

Peruvian government officials are challenging US patents on pharmaceutical and supplement products derived from the maca plant, which is grown in Andes. The dispute concerns the intellectual... 2007-01-24

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Latin America remains one of the regions worst affected by illegal medicines such as counterfeits. IMPACT - a new working group... 2006-11-20

In recent months, Peruvian lawmakers have made efforts to improve the registration environment for prescription pharmaceuticals, but local sources warn that the health ministry is... 2006-10-02

Peru's prescription drug sales should reflect wider developments. A recent study by regional development agency CAF claimed that prices for new, patented prescription medicines could... 2006-09-06

As can be expected, the incidence of heart disease is higher in the more developed South American states that have seen an improvement in healthcare outcomes in recent decades. Puerto... 2006-08-22

In a joint declaration, South American health ministers meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, have called for greater flexibility on pharmaceutical patents. The statement comes at a time... 2006-08-01

Peru's health ministry has issued new regulations on the role of pharmacists. Law No N° 28173 enshrines the role of dispensers in giving consumer advice, as well as ensuring medicines'... 2006-07-31

Medicines regulations in Venezuela are overseen by the Rafael Angel National Hygiene Institute, which is part of the Ministry of Health (MoH). Medicines laws for both Rx and OTC medicines... 2006-07-31

According to data from IMS Health, the Andean pharmaceutical markets are continuing to expand steadily, although the rate of expansion varies widely between individual states. Encouragingly,... 2006-07-28

Stakeholders in Peru's medical establishment have weighed in to a controversy over a clinical trial of a new treatment for infant diahorrea. The product - an oral rehydration solution... 2006-07-17