GENERICS

Teva behind plan in Europe

The Israeli generic drug company Teva increased its turnover by a quarter to 13.9 billion US dollars last year; the profit lay at 2 billion dollars. The first-time consolidation of the competitor Barr, taken over at ...more

UNITED KINGDOM

Medication shortage in pharmacies

In Great Britain a range of prescription-only medicines have been in short supply for months: Pharmacies are reporting difficulties with ...more

SWITZERLAND

Galenica is banking on a shakeout among pharmacies

The Swiss pharmaceutical trading group Galenica is counting on difficult times for the industry, in particular because of state intervention and ...more

ANALGETICS

Aspirin to be available only on prescription

Quite soon bulk packs with the analgetic acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) could no longer be available in German pharmacies without a prescription. A ...more

SWEDEN

Boots banks on cooperation with pharmacies

Cooperation instead of chain – at least for the moment: After missing its chance in the sale of Sweden's state-owned pharmacies, the British ...more

USA

Fake pharmacists costs chain millions

Because the US pharmacy chain CVS in the state of Indiana employed two pharmacists for years whose permits had long since expired, it is now ...more

 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

EU logo for mail-order pharmacies

In the future mail-order pharmacies across Europe are to display a logo on their website that will identify them as legal providers. The ...more

PHARMACEUTICAL TRADE

The Hexal brothers and Alliance Boots

In the spring of 2005 the Hexal founders Thomas and Andreas Strüngmann cashed up: After 25 years in business, the brothers sold within several ...more

 GERMANY

Phoenix increases revenue, loses assets

Germany’s leading pharmaceutical wholesaler Phoenix stabilised its returns in the business year that concluded in January 2009: The pre-tax ...more

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50 years of pharmacist representation in Brussels

For half a century the interests of European pharmacists have been represented in Brussels. Around 400 000 pharmacists from 30 countries belong ...more

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