Industry Developments

Turkish drugmaker Sanovel Ilac will open its new TRY192mn (US$144.85mn) production facility shortly. Construction on the 120,000 m2 plant began in 2001and when fully operational it... 2006-04-27

Nigeria is planning to begin the local manufacture artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to combat malaria. Local drugmaker Emzor has recently started producing ACTs, which... 2006-04-26

Israel's Health Basket - which offers live-saving drugs to many citizens not covered by the country's sick funds - remains controversial. The scheme's ongoing problems are attributed... 2006-04-26

A recent study by a Turkish research consultancy has called for the country to mirror the success of the Ireland's health service and implement a number of regulatory reforms. The... 2006-04-26

Indian drugmaker Plethico Pharmaceuticals is planning to invest KES1.42bn (US$20mn) in a new manufacturing facility in Kenya. The factory is scheduled to begin operations by the end... 2006-04-25

The Saudi Ministry of Health is planning to build 2,000 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) across the country over the next five years at a total cost of some SAR7bn (US$1.86bn). The... 2006-04-25

A Saudi government study that has strongly recommended that the introduction of a totally free healthcare service be introduced in the country has received wide support from health... 2006-04-25

Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is to receive 180-day US marketing exclusivity on its generic formulation of pravastatin sodium, better known as Bristol-Myers Squibb's blockbuster... 2006-04-21

Jordanian drugmaker Dar Al Dawa (DADI) recorded sales of JOD32.84mn (US$46.26mn) in 2005, with net income reaching JOD7.71mn (US$10.87mn), an increase of 7.27% compared to the same... 2006-04-20

Jordanian drugmaker Hikma has announced that it is to acquire the 52.5% of its Saudi Arabian subsidiary Al Jazeera Pharmaceuticals Industries (JPI) that it does not already own, for... 2006-04-20