United Arab Emirates

The Ministry of Health in the UAE has tightened its laws on generic drugs, in wake of an expected surge in demand for these treatments, as the private insurance market is expected... 2007-02-21

UAE based drugmaker Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)'s encouraging results in 2006, with sales reaching AED641mn (US$174.5mn), an 18% increase y-o-y, ere achieved despite... 2007-02-01

The UAE's Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS) has agreed a memorandum of understanding (MoH) with Singapore's Ministry of Health to promote co-operation in health between... 2007-01-25

Doctors in the UAE have welcomed the decision by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to approve US drugmaker Pfizer's revolutionary inhaled insulin treatment Exubera.

Due to the unique character of the healthcare market in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), companies are beginning to tailor their marketing strategies for the region.

UAE-based drugmaker Neopharma has formed a Joint Venture with Indian biotech firm Biocon , in what is being described as a landmark deal for the region. The JV will be the Gulf... 2007-01-09

The Indian arm of California-based biotech firm

The UAE is considering introducing a new pricing system that will lower the cost of pharmaceuticals further, after a number of austerities in recent years. Under the new policy,... 2006-12-11

US drugmaker Merck & Co.'s cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil - the only treatment of its type currently available in the world - has been approved in the UAE, with doctors hoping... 2006-11-22

e CEO of UAE-based drugmaker Julphar, Abdul Razzaq Yousef, has called on the Ministry of Health to close what he calls a 'loophole' in the country's intellectual property laws that... 2006-11-20