Tagged with Medicine

Health Alberto Hechanova, president of the Drugstore Association of the Philippines (DSAP), discusses the competitive landscape of the country, highlighting the main challenges and opportunities for independent drugstores. In addition, he explains why being a member of the association can impact business success. Mr Hechanova, could you please introduce yourself and…

Pharma The expansion of universal healthcare coverage and significant growth in the use and acceptance of generics across the Philippines pose a significant challenge to the innovative medicines industry but also offers a wealth of opportunities for both international and domestic players. The Philippines now utilizes low-cost generics more than any…

Health Tackling both obesity and diabetes is a primary objective of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and requires a holistic, multidisciplinary approach, according to Dr. Graue Wiechers, president of the National Academy of Medicine and rector at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), the largest university in Latin America.…

Pharma Servier GM Florent Darchez, reveals how he turned around a Mexico affiliate that was losing market share to achieve and impressive sales growth of 30 percent a year. Darchez also shares his vision for further strengthening his organization.  We see that in 2016, around 60 percent of Servier revenues derived…

Pharma The founder of Contipro elaborates on his success story which positions his company as one of the three leading suppliers of hyaluronic acid worldwide. Furthermore, he reviews the success of the recently opened subsidiary in France and identifies the next target markets for Contipro’s international expansion. Hyaluronic acid seems to…

Pharma Building on the continuous improvements of the Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (Cofepris) over the last few years, its recently-appointed Federal Commissioner Julio Sánchez y Tépoz reveals his strategy to further strengthen and develop the Commission’s processes and international leadership, and foster a more transparent, technical, efficient…

Pharma Anita Ordog, GM of Angelini Hungary, discusses the affiliate’s history in the country, their expanding OTC and specialty products portfolio, targeted marketing and sales strategies, and Angelini’s challenging entrance into the Hungarian pharmaceutical market. To begin, could you share some insights into your background and tell us how you came…

Pharma Providing universal health coverage to the nation’s roughly 10 million citizens, Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund (OEP) has one of the most comprehensive and complex structures in Europe. The organization’s Head of Pricing Support, Dr. Judit Bidló discusses the current mechanisms governing pharmaceutical reimbursements in Hungary, while also identifying the…

Pharma Mylan Hungary’s Tamas Uri discusses transitioning into both a branded and generic business dedicated company, Mylan’s expansion in Hungary, and how the pharmaceutical industry can be a key player in improving the extremely low health literacy rates in the country. As an introduction to our readers could you please provide some insight…

Pharma A physician sending off a quick update to a patient via smartphone; a medical caretaker receiving an alert message that a patient’s medical device requires immediate attention. These are no longer hypothetical ideas of healthcare in the distant future, but very real innovations currently being rolled out and integrated across…

Pharma While assessing patient perspectives in comprehensive drug and treatment analyses may sound like a contemporary issue, the Mapi Group has been a pioneer in the practice for over forty years. Mapi Chairman Bernard Jambon explains the importance of patient incorporation in drug and therapy evaluation and his ambitions to expand…

Pharma The Dedicated Chair of the Pharmaceutical Committee of the Association of Health Insurance Companies speaks about drug pricing procedures, the partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, as well as her overarching vision for the organization. The Association of Health Insurance Companies of the Czech Republic (CR CAP) was established in 1997…