Poland

Due to the spread of cost-containment initiatives in their home markets, pharmaceutical companies from Western Europe are increasingly looking to expand in Central and Eastern Europe... 2006-11-13

To the annoyance of local wholesalers, US drugmaker Pfizer is considering implementing its exclusive distribution system in Poland. The move follows a similar plan in the UK which... 2006-11-08

Buoyed by the increasing number of patients it treats, private Polish medical services provider Swissmed is planning to build three new hospitals in the country to increase its revenues.... 2006-10-26

Although Poland's drug market climate has deteriorated recently, two regional players are to expand in the country. Domestic firm Polfa Warszawa is planning to diversify its product... 2006-10-24

In light of recently released data, BMI has reassessed its valuation of the Polish drug market and slightly lowered its forecasts accordingly. The value of the market at the end of... 2006-10-12

Demonstrating commitment to expanding beyond its saturated domestic market, Polish biotechnology firm Bioton is planning to capture a sizeable share of the Russian insulin market... 2006-09-15

Polish distributor Torfarm has purchased a 40% share in compatriot operation Galenica-Silfarm for PLN20mn (EUR4.9mn), much to the annoyance of its rivals Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna... 2006-07-25

Because of unfavourable currency exchange rates, almost half of 2,500 products on Poland's reimbursement list had their prices reduced by 8% at the beginning of July 2006. The development... 2006-07-25

German generic firm Stada - which is currently in the process of buying Serbia's Hemofarm - has stated that it is interested in further acquisitions in the region, ideally in the... 2006-07-21

Affirming its commitment to Poland, German firm Boehringer Ingelheim has renewed its lease covering its premises at the Mokotów Business Park, Warsaw. The company's operations in... 2006-07-21