05.15.2014

Generic medicines producers say medicine sales in Romania at producer prices declined around 7% in the first quarter, due to lack of financing in the healthcare sector, the launch of cheap medicines more

05.15.2014

Sales of pharmaceutical wholesalers in Romania fell 4% on the year to EUR668.8 million in the first quarter of 2014, below expectations, due to a warmer-than-expected winter, according to Cegedim more

05.01.2014

Antibiotice Iasi (ATB.RO) plans to boost revenue by stepping up exports and launching new products. The company ranks 11th among the biggest players on the Romanian pharmaceutical market. more

04.16.2014

Terapia Ranbaxy, the largest pharmaceutical producer in Romania, posted 109 million lei (EUR24.4 million) net profit last year, up nearly 13% from 2012, and a 20% profit margin. Revenue overshot the more

04.11.2014

Pharmaceutical company MSD Romania expects revenue to rise by 10% this year, in line with 2013 evolution, and on the medium term the company wants to climb two positions in the ranking of the largest more

04.04.2014

Over-the-counter drugs are set to be the fastest moving segment of the pharmaceutical market in the coming years, when they will rise at a clip of 8%, above the pace of the overall market, according more

03.28.2014

Roche Romania, the largest player on the domestic pharmaceutical market, is likely to downwardly revise its 5% revenue growth projection announced previously, as the update of the list of reimbursed more

03.26.2014

Zentiva Bucuresti (SCD.RO) is paying the highest dividend of all pharmaceutical producers listed on the Bucharest stock market, while Biofarm (BIO.RO) will not be paying any. Analysts’ favorite, more

03.14.2014

Abbott Products Romania is interested in developing partnerships with domestic drug makers and talks are ongoing, said company general manager Adrian Grecu. more

02.21.2014

“Stress is part of life. The problem is how you cope with it. There is a level of positive stress, generating good, motivational pressure, but there are problems when a high level of stress is more

02.12.2014

A&D Pharma is constantly eyed by foreign investors, as the largest group in the Romanian pharmaceutical industry was seen for years an investment target for major companies wanting to tap the domestic more

01.17.2014

The Romanian pharmaceutical market will grow by 8% at most n 2014, according to executives in the industry mainly due to the updating of the list of reimbursed drugs. more

12.30.2013

Romania’s pharmaceutical market is expected to witness an increase of up to 2% in value and to stagnate in volume at the end of 2013, according to estimates by Dragos Damian, president of the more

08.12.2013

Market researches do not mirror the reality on the Romanian medicine market, with payment delays and the impact of the clawback tax, and look at the market considering drugstore sales, according to more

07.11.2013

Non-prescription drugs (OTC) have gained ground in the past few years, acting as a refuge for pharmaceutical companies looking for cash and shorter payment deadlines. more

06.10.2013

Pharmaceutical distributor Polisano, controlled by Romanian businessman Ilie Vonica, is investing 53 million lei (EUR12 million) in a cancer drug production facility, RON17 million of which are EU more

05.29.2013

Romania’s pharmaceutical market reached sales of 3.05 billion lei (EUR696.6 million) in the first quarter of 2013, up 4.3% on the year but down 2.5% on the quarter, according to market research more

03.21.2013

Pharmaceutical companies are using employee leasing services more and more often to boost sales force, creating a market that might grow by 30% this year. more

02.13.2013

Drug producer Laropharm, a small player in the local pharmaceutical industry, saw its revenue rise by an annual 30% on the average in 2009-2011, while 2012 growth reached 7%, according to one of its more

12.25.2012

For the healthcare sector, 2012 is the year with two law drafts subjected to public debate without any of them being implemented. It was also the year with five different health ministers. At the same more

09.24.2012

Romanian pharmaceutical sector needs special regulations to support funds recirculation instead of investing these funds in the construction of hospitals or increasing wages in the health sector, more

09.17.2012

Pharmaceutical giant Alliance Boots could enter the Romanian market directly after testing the waters for a long time, through the acquisition of a pharmacy network. more

06.14.2012

The average price of a pack of pills has doubled since 2005, reveals a ZF analysis based on the data provided by market research company Cegedim Romania. more

06.07.2012

Cluj-based pharmaceuticals producer Terapia Ranbaxy, a unit of Japan's Daiichi Sankyo, expects sales on the domestic market to reach about 400 million lei (EUR90 million) this year, up 14% from RON350 more

05.31.2012

More than ten executives on the pharmaceutical market packed their bags in the last year, companies’ profit margins have been cut by the overtaxation imposed by the government, and drug refunds are more