The top 20 pharmaceutical companies posted almost RON9.5 billion sales, which account for 67% of the market, according to Cegedim Pharma & Hospital Report.
The market leader is AbbVie, RON1.1 billion revenue. This is the third year on the top spot for the US giant, which became market leader after a hepatitis drug was put on the subsidized drug list.
Second leading pharmaceutical company is Sanofi, which posted RON972 million sales in 2017, followed by Novartis, RON630 million. The top three remained unchanged last year. The remaining top ten actors traded places in some cases, with US-held Bristol-Myers Squibb entering the top ten, while Teva dropped out. (EUR1=RON4.6243)
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)