Croatia

Representing one of the first significant investments in the life sciences sector in South Eastern Europe, the Croatian government has formalised it backing for Swiss-US consortium... 2006-07-17

US firm Barr Pharmaceuticals is set to acquire Croatia generic company Pliva for US$2.2bn, which will create a powerful, global pharmaceutical company that has its sights on the booming... 2006-06-28

Croatian firm Pliva has sold its German production division - AWD.pharma - to Italian company Menarini. The high cost of doing business in Germany has been cited as the reason for... 2006-05-05

The government is mulling radical reforms to the reimbursement list that would further limit funding for patented medicines. EU accession, which is currently slated for 2008, has... 2006-05-02

The Croatian Institute for Health Insurance has added 20 "expensive" pharmaceuticals to its reimbursement

Croatia-based Pliva - largest pharmaceuticals company by turnover in Central and Eastern Europe - is facing the toughest period in its 85 year history as it comes to terms with exiting... 2006-03-09

The Croatian Institute for Health Insurance has managed to lower the prices of 575 reimbursable products in negotiations since last July, potentially saving EUR15mn