Industry Developments

Hungary's Gedeon Richter has been given the green light from Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) for the acquisition of Polish generics maker Polpharma.... 2008-07-07

Three Polish doctors and six nurses face criminal prosecution in Poland following the deaths of a number of homeless people, who had been subject to trials with an H5N1 candidate... 2008-07-04

In what can be deemed a positive result for Turkey's retail pharmacies, the Turkish Pharmacists' Association (TEB) has negotiated a significant reduction in the discount levels that... 2008-07-03

The Latvian government is currently drafting a law that could have a serious impact on large pharmacy chains. Under the proposed law, which health minister Ivars Eglitis says will... 2008-06-27

Nello Martini, director-general of the Italian medicines agency, AIFA, has been suspended from his post for two months as a result of the ongoing pay-for-approval scandal in Italy.... 2008-06-25

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has laid out plans for a major healthcare reform in Russia, which aims to provide universal access to treatment and help boost an already buoyant pharmaceutical... 2008-06-24

In an effort to provide better service from a dilapidated healthcare system, Georgia has completed the privatisation of its hospital sector. All but four of the 254 publicly-owned... 2008-06-23

In a judgment that will allow Hungarian pharmaceutical companies to reduce their sales-related costs significantly, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the current high tax on... 2008-06-20

In what is the second deal of its kind in a week, another multinational innovative pharmaceutical company is looking to expand in the generics arena. Following the US$4.6bn takeover... 2008-06-19

Slovenia is the healthiest EU newcomer, according to a study on eliminating inequalities in health in the EU, presented in Ljubljana on 16 June 2008. The study, which assessed the... 2008-06-18