Mexico

The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) has committed itself to greater international cooperation on intellectual property (IP) rights through an agreement with the World... 2007-10-10

Mexico's Secretary of Economy has reportedly sent a draft decree to the federal body charged with improving regulation and trade policy that envisions a scrapping of Mexico's 'plant... 2007-07-17

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has launched its Exubera inhaled insulin product in Mexico, following earlier launches in the US, Brazil and European Union (EU). Diabetes is one of... 2007-07-11

The US and Mexico are in discussions about providing cross-border healthcare for Mexican immigrants. The outline of plan envisages migrants having access to health services regardless... 2007-06-19

A prominent Mexican politician has called for reforms of the General Health Law to limit prescription dispensing to the quantities indicated in prescriptions, reduce counterfeiting... 2007-06-04

Wal-Mart de México (Walmex), the country's largest hypermarket chain, has launched a line of around 155 generic drugs to be sold at its more than 560 in-store pharmacies, with plans... 2007-05-30

Mexican patients consume up to MXN17bn (US$1.6bn) per year, or 68mn units, of analgesics per year, according to estimates presented by the Mexican Council for Traumatology and Orthopaedics... 2007-04-11

Mexico's controversial, low-cost copy drug retail pharmacy group - Farmacias Similares - has opened its first outlet in Honduras. The move comes just weeks after media reports said... 2007-02-28

US pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories is reportedly planning to double production volumes in Mexico to 120mn units by 2010 under a three-year-plan announced in an interview... 2007-01-23

Sanofi-Aventis has received a marketing authorisation for its potential blockbuster obesity treatment Acomplia (rimonabant) in Mexico, as the company continues to await approval from... 2006-12-14