Industry Developments

The Palestinian Territories' pharmaceutical industry has received a major boost after Ramallah-based Pharmacare exported 2.4mn capsules of painkiller Tramal (tramadol) to Germany.... 2008-06-06

Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD), the international subsidiary of US-based Merck & Co has granted a further two licences for generic versions of its antiretroviral (ARV) Stocrin... 2008-06-05

There are now 312,000 people in need of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda according to the Ministry of Health. The number is a significant increase on the last available data... 2008-06-03

Namibia is struggling to procure vital tuberculosis drugs two weeks after the country reported eight cases extreme drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). The diagnoses were made in... 2008-05-30

Surprising many industry observers, BMI included, on May 28 Israel's Taro Pharmaceutical Industries terminated its proposed merger with India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, bringing... 2008-05-29

Middle Eastern investment bank Abraaj Capital has acquired a 76.9% stake in Egypt's largest medical testing company, Al Borg Laboratory, through a public tender offer. Al Borg operates... 2008-05-29

The dividing line between Nigeria's prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drug markets remains blurred, according to an NOI-Gallup Poll of medicine sources used by Nigerians. Almost... 2008-05-28

Qatar-based medical device maker, the Qatari German Company for Medical Devices (QGMD) has approved a QAR86.7mn (US$24mn) rights issue to support its expansion strategy, which includes... 2008-05-22

Indian generics multinational Ranbaxy Laboratories has entered Yemen's pharmaceutical market through a tie up with Yemen's National Trading Company (Natco). The deal will see Natco... 2008-05-21

A study of mortality before and after the introduction of free antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in Malawi provides a quantitative insight into the benefit of HIV/AIDS treatment with ARVs.... 2008-05-20