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Generic drug manufacturers in Germany are set for a price war and consolidation among smaller firms, after three big players cut their prices ahead of healthcare reforms that will...
2006-06-08Companies
The chief prosecutor in Munich has started legal proceeding against two multinational pharmaceutical companies operating in Germany over allegations of ethical
2006-06-08Industry
Germany is preparing to drop the minimum EUR5 (US$6.40) prescription charge on certain drugs from July, in an effort to encourage patients to choose the most cost-effective
2006-05-24Companies
The strike by doctors in German hospitals and university clinics over conditions and pay has grown and now involves over 10,000 protestors. A total of 25 clinics and 14 hospitals...
2006-05-16Companies
Canadian Firm Labopharm has granted Belgium distribution rights covering its once-daily formulation of the painkiller tramadol to German company Grunenthal. Labopharma will supply...
2006-05-12Industry
A total of 59% of small to medium-sized German pharmaceutical and chemical companies plan to expand their operations at home, rather than relocate parts of their business to less...
2006-05-11Companies
Prices of pharmaceuticals in Germany increased by 10% to 12% in March 2006, compared to a 5.4% rise in the previous month, to the acute concern of stakeholders in the
2006-04-27Companies
The German parallel importers association - the Verband der Arzneimittelimporteure Deutschlands (VAD) - has terminated the membership of two of its seven
2006-04-25Companies
Elsewhere, Chugai, the Japanese affiliate of Swiss pharmaceutical major Roche, has filed a submission for colorectal cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) with the health ministry. A...
2006-04-25Companies
German taxpayers will have to pay more to make up the difference between health fund income and healthcare spending, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel. To achieve this, two forms...
2006-04-20


