Sep 5, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, pharmacy
At the end of June, the Gesundheitsausschuss des Bundestages reached a majority verdict, voting against the proposed ban on the sale of prescription drugs by mail order pharmacies. A second review of the proposal will take place in late September. If the state decides...
Sep 5, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
For years, GHD Gesundheits GmbH has operated by purchasing production plants specialising in sterile drug formulation. In order to ensure supply and provision in Germany, the company is aiming to form partnerships with around 100 pharmacies. The company now owns PGD...
Sep 4, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
After implementing streamlining measures in Switzerland, pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck is to begin cutting the red tape in Germany. Specifically, it aims to reduce employee numbers by 1,100, from 10,900 now to 9,800 by the end of 2015. Redundancies are not...
Sep 4, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, new products
People fully insured by health insurance providers Axa and Gothaer can now consult their GP specifically for medicine advice. Patients who regularly take several prescription drugs also have the right to a „drug check“ now. Here, doctors can give an...
Sep 4, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, new products
The firm Transcare Service GmbH, the home care business of medical device manufacturer B.Braun, have started a new Online shop through their website. Customers and patients can therefore now order supplies directly through the website. The shop covers the categories...
Sep 4, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The expiring patents of branded pharmaceuticals have had a positive effect on the sales revenues in the generics industry, to the effect of $37 billion. Alone in 2012, pharmaceutical brands stand to lose $37 billion in sales revenue, as their patent protection...
