Health
Funds Allotted To Romanian Healthcare Sector Doubled Over Past Five Years
The funds allocated to Romania’s healthcare sector have doubled over the past five years, reaching nearly 20 billion lei (EUR4.5 billion) in 2011 compared to RON10 billion in 2006, Lucian Du...
Zentiva Romania To Pay Dividends Of RON33.8M, More Than 2011 Preliminary Profit
Drug maker Zentiva Romania (SCD.RO) plans to pay dividend worth a total 33.85 million lei (EUR7.7 million) for 2011, even though preliminary reports point to a net profit of RON31.56 million...
Biofarm Set To Double Dividend
Romanian drugmaker Biofarm (BIO.RO) Tuesday proposed paying out a gross dividend of 0.01 lei (EUR0.002) a share from the 2011 profit, nearly double of the year.
Bayer, Drug Wholesalers Fined EUR12M By Romania's Antitrust Body
The Romanian Competition Council said Monday it slapped several pharmaceutical companies with fines worth a total EUR12 million for sealing anti-competition agreements.
Competition Council Ends Investigation On Drug Wholesale Market, Levies No Sanctions
Romania’s Competition Council has closed an investigation into local drug wholesalers without levying any sanctions although the investigation report sets fines up to 4% of turnover for the...
Health Ministry Proposes Changes To Prescription Drug List, Length Of Hospital Stay
Romania's Health Ministry has put forward for public debate a draft Government decision, which restricts the prescription of three drugs, and a draft order changing the duration of hospitali...
Domestic Drug Production Declined In Last Five Years Because Of Regulations – Association
The number of boxes of medicine produced in Romania has dropped by 40% in the last five years, from 315 million in 2006 to 190 million in 2011, because the authorities "have sabotaged the do...
Health Minister Wants Higher Income For Family Physicians
Romanian Health Minister Ladislau Ritli on Thursday said he plans to raise family physicians’ income by increasing by nearly 15% the sums granted for each patient registered on their lists.
Healthcare Copayment From Pensioners Earning Over RON740 Ruled Constitutional
Romanians earning pensions greater than 740 lei (EUR170) can be charged 5.5% copayment for certain medical services, per a Constitutional Court ruling.