Pharma Report Romania

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Outlook:

Romania

January 2005

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Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................1

PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET..................................................................................................2

Current Size .............................................................................................................................................................. 2

Projections ................................................................................................................................................................ 3

Outlook...................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Market Structure ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

OTC Products ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Domestic production ............................................................................................................................................................... 6

Domestic Producers................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Antibiotice ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

Europharm....................................................................................................................................................... 7

Lek................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Gedeon Richter ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Sicomed........................................................................................................................................................... 8

Terapia ............................................................................................................................................................ 8

Imports .................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Market developments.............................................................................................................................................. 12

KEY NATIONAL DATA PROJECTIONS..................................................................................13

SOURCES ...............................................................................................................................14

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List of Tables

Table I. Summary of Romanian Pharmaceutical Market in 2004 ..........................................2

Table II. Market Projections, 2004-2010 ..................................................................................3

Table III. SWOT Analysis of the Romanian Pharmaceutical Market .....................................5

Table IV. OTC Market by Therapeutic Area, 2001...................................................................5

Table V. Pharmaceutical Imports, 1998-2002 (US$000s) .......................................................9

Table VI. Imports of Pharmaceuticals, 1999-2002 (% Change) .............................................9

Table VII. Leading Suppliers, 2002 (US$000s)........................................................................9

Table VIII. Leading Suppliers of Raw Materials, 2002 (US$000s)........................................10

Table IX. Leading Suppliers of Medicaments, 2002 (US$000s)...........................................11

Table X. Key Data....................................................................................................................13

List of Figures

Fig I. Exports, Imports & Balance of Trade, 1996-2002 (US$000s) .......................................2

Fig II. Market Projections, 2004-2010 ......................................................................................3

Fig III. Leading Suppliers, 2002 (%).......................................................................................10

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

* Romania is located in south-eastern Europe, bordering Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova,

Bulgaria and Serbia. In 2002, the total population of 21,794,793 made it one of the largest