Health
Health Minister: New Tax System To Improve Healthcare Finances
Romania’s new Health Minister Ladislau Ritli on Tuesday presented the Health Ministry’s priorities in 2011 and said the implementation of the clawback and payback systems is meant to increas...
Six Packs Of Algocalmin Sold By Each Pharmacy Daily In 1H
Algocalmin is the best-selling drug in Romania in terms of volume, while Seretide (used to treat respiratory illness) became the best-selling drug in Romania by value in the first half of th...
New Free Drug List To Save Healthcare Budget RON150M Per Year
Romania's Health Ministry has changed the formula used to compute the reimbursement prices for drugs provided free through the national healthcare programs, encouraging consumption of generi...
Top Ten Drug Makers Posted EUR450 In Turnover In 2010, Up 20%
The ten largest drug makers with plants on the Romanian market last year generated cumulated turnover of more than EUR450 million, almost 20% higher than in 2009, shows a ZF analysis based o...
Boc: Government Will Adopt Clawback Tax, Allot RON150M For Healthcare Next Week
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc on Wednesday asked the new Health Minister, Ladislau Ritli, to present a bill on the clawback tax next week and complete the C2 list of generic drugs, after...
Management Change At Pharmaceutical Company Boehringer Ingelheim
German-held drug producer Boehringer Ingelheim appointed physician Jan Stefan Scheld at the helm of its Romanian unit, effective September 1.
Antibiotice To Sell Medicine Worth RON50M Through Pharma Iasi
Pharmaceutical wholesaler Pharma Iasi recently signed a deal to buy medicine worth an estimated 50 million lei (EUR11.75 million) this year from Antibiotice (ATB.RO), according to an Antibio...
Centrofarm 1H Sales Fall 10% To RON75.3M
Romanian pharmaceuticals retailer Centrofarm (CEOF.RO) Thursday reported a 10.3% drop in its first-half sales to 75.32 million lei (EUR17.7 million), from roughly RON84 million in the year-a...
Stem Cell Market Gains Ground: One In Ten Mothers Opts For Collection
Stem cell collection and storage, the most dynamic niche of private healthcare services, has reached EUR15 million, and about 10% of parents choose such services for their newborns, accordin...