Brazil

Abrafarma - a Brazilian retail pharmacy trade association comprising the country's leading 26 chains - has published new data indicating that generic medicines continue to perform... 2006-04-18

According to Brazilian media reports, a draft law that would have obliged local doctors to include chemical names of prescription scripts has been amended at the Committee stage in... 2006-04-13

The outgoing head of Brazil's US$450mn per year, free-to-use ARVs programme has issued a dire warning over the future sustainability of the scheme. Pedro Chequer also criticised the... 2006-04-11

Data released by Chilean industry association ASILFA indicates that Uruguay and Venezuela led the Latin American pharmaceutical market in terms of per capita unit sales in 2005. The... 2006-04-11

According to a survey of the local financial community, Indian generic pharmaceutical companies are to spend up to US$3.5bn on foreign acquisitions in the next 12-18 months. The reports... 2006-04-10

Brazilian OTC and generics producer Medley is to enter the Peruvian market. The company is a leader in OTC in Brazil, and claims a 29% share in its home generics market, but currently... 2006-04-07

Fresh from expansions in Mexico and Australia, Indian generic drugmaker Torrent is to invest US$10.5mn on boosting its presence in Brazil. Much of the spending will focus on promotional... 2006-04-06

With new government data indicating total drug sales of BRL1.7bn (US$800mn) in February 2006, Brazil's pharmaceutical producers expect growth of 30% this year. The country's second-largest... 2006-04-05

Meanwhile, data indicates that Viagra is losing its dominance of Brazil's ED market. In 2005, sales of Cialis totalled BRL145.9mn, a 29.3% year-on-year rise, while Viagra's sales... 2006-04-05

French drug major Sanofi-Aventis has regained its leading sales position on Brazil's pharmaceutical market, according to IMS Health. In the first quarter of 2006, the company has... 2006-04-03