Industry Developments

The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (the lower house of the country's National Congress) has voted to approve a 0.1% tax on financial transactions, the proceeds of which will be used... 2008-06-13

Jamaica is planning to increase penalties for non-compliance with the public immunisation programme, following disappointing uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.... 2008-06-12

With a view to consolidating its operations into key regions, US-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals has divested its Argentine operations to an unnamed local pharmaceutical company for... 2008-06-11

In a move that demonstrates contrasting views of the importance of a local presence in emerging markets to innovative pharmaceutical companies, US-based Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)... 2008-06-11

Jamaica's Ministry of Health and Environment has called on the private sector to support its five-year HIV/AIDS programme, known as HIV and AIDS in Jamaica Strategic Plan 2007-2008.... 2008-06-10

At a time when many employers are scaling back their group-based health insurance coverage, a new study by the US-based Employee Research Benefit Institute (ERBI) has found that,... 2008-06-09

A study of admissions to the emergency departments of Canadian hospitals published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides an insight into the burden of adverse drug-related... 2008-06-05

Peru has toughened its penalties for those convicted of counterfeit drug offences, demonstrating growing concern about the trade. A bill approved by Peru's Congressional Health Commission... 2008-06-04

In a major boost for Brazil's R&D credentials, the Supreme Court has voted to uphold the 2005 law permitting research using embryonic stem (ES) cells. Brazil will remain the first... 2008-06-03

As part of Colombia's Presidential Programme for Combating Corruption, the country's research-based manufacturers association, AFIDRO, has signed a 'self-regulation' agreement to... 2008-06-02