Dez. 3, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Health insurance company hkk expects a record surplus of EUR 45m in 2012. This preliminary economic result was announced by board member Michael Lampe last weekend. „The amount of the surplus is impressive because EUR 14.5m in bonus payments have already been...
Dez. 3, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva wants to cut costs in all business divisions by EUR 1.5bn (up to EUR 2bn). Cost-cuttings include streamlining of purchasing and stock-keeping. Several research projects will be stopped. „Teva will be a different company in the...
Dez. 3, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
With the 16th AMG amendment taking effect application of price regulation for medicinal products – and its banning of bonuses on medicinal products in favor of customers – has been enforced for foreign mail-order pharmacies as well. Nevertheless, foreign...
Nov. 30, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Export of German medical technology products has increased considerably in 2011. The German Federal Statiscal Office (Destatis) in Wiesbaden announced that 205,000 cardiac pacemakers amounting to EUR 353m were exported – an increase of 23%. In 2010, 167,000...
Nov. 30, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge, new business, pharmaceutical industry
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a thorne in the side of many pharmaceutical companies. Its effectiveness is in doubt and in competition with synthetically manufactured drugs. But this medical science – which includes herbal treatments and acupuncture – is...
Nov. 30, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
Expenditures of the overall statutory health insurances market for medicinal products, test diagnostics and vaccines amounted to EUR 25bn in the first nine months of 2012 – without any rebates on pharmacy sales prices. This is a plus of 0.9% compared to 2011 as...
