Czech Republic

Czech healthcare firm Walmark is planning a significant expansion of its pharmaceutical division after it reached its strategic goal of becoming the leading manufacturer of nutritional... 2007-07-06

Due of a contracting domestic market, Czech Republic nutritional supplement company Walmark is planning to expand into a new market every year. Developed nations in Western Europe... 2007-05-08

BMI has upwardly revised its forecast for the Czech Republic pharmaceutical market after the country introduced a new decree that will increase the provision of modern and therefore... 2007-03-30

Indian firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has become a truly global player after announcing plans to purchase Medicamenta of the Czech Republic. Through the acquisition, the Indian firm... 2007-03-26

Illustrating the Czech Republic's adoption of a true market economy, a number of state-run hospitals are due to privatised. The move immediately follows a constitutional court decision... 2006-10-13

Unlike their Central European neighbours, Czech patients are being denied access to modern pharmaceuticals because they cost too much, much to the annoyance of patient groups and... 2006-07-19

US company Gilead Sciences is planning to donate US$5.5mn to the Czech Republic's Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB) to fund the establishment of a Gilead Sciences... 2006-07-14

The recently introduced system of electronic prescriptions in the Czech Republic has been criticised for being poorly conceived and unpractical. Following in the footsteps of the... 2006-06-29

The Czech Republic is looking to suspend the law on non-profit hospitals proposed by the recently deposed left-wing Social Democrats (CSSD) and due to take effect on July 1st, 2006.... 2006-06-20

Fundamental reforms to the Czech Republic's healthcare system are in jeopardy because the recent parliamentary election ended in stalemate. The centre-right Civic Democratic Party... 2006-06-05