Bulgaria

Bulgarian pharmacists are threatening to take strike action if the government goes ahead with plans to cut margins. The Bulgarian Pharmacy Union (BPU) fears lower prices will result... 2007-11-15

Legislation threatens to engulf the Bulgarian health sector with both pharmacy owners and consumer groups considering litigation in order to protect their perceived rights. The pharmacists... 2007-11-05

Bulgarian drugmaker

Bulgaria's pharmaceutical market is expected to experience strong growth over the next five years, reaching a valuation of approximately US$1.3bn in 2011. The market prospects have... 2007-07-26

Bulgaria's National Assembly has adopted the Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacies Serving Human Medicine Act (PPSHMA), bringing legislation in line with European Union (EU) standards. Despite... 2007-05-21

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has removed Bulgaria, Croatia and Latvia from its 2007 "Special 301" report, which includes countries that have violated intellectual... 2007-05-01

UK multinational GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is looking to acquire a Bulgarian over-the-counter (OTC) company to exploit the country's outperforming pharmaceutical market. No offer has... 2007-02-06

Reinforcing the trend of cooperation between regulators in various jurisdictions around the world, the Bulgarian government has announced plan to collaborate in the field of healthcare... 2006-11-16

Potentially damaging Bulgaria's generic drug market, members of the public have expressed their concern after a generic epilepsy drug - which had only just been substituted with the... 2006-11-03

The Bulgarian Health Ministry is planning to restrict the prescribing of UK firm AstraZeneca's breast cancer treatment Zoladex (goserelin acetate) to women under the age of 35 in... 2006-07-13