Pharmaceutical industry in Romania

The pharmaceutical industry in Romania is prosperous, with an average revenue of 8.3 billion lei per year.[1] Value chain in the pharmaceutical industry has increased significantly in the last decade in all segments, contributing with over 1% to GDP (2010).[2] There are 22 plants of productions which receive subsidies from the state.[3] The largest Romanian drugmaker is Terapia S.A., based in Cluj-Napoca.[4][5] The biggest player in distribution of drugs, depending on turnover, is Mediplus.[6] The company is part of A&D Pharma group, founded in 1994, which also controls the network of pharmacies Sensiblu. The logistics network of Mediplus consists of 10 regional warehouses and a national logistics center.

Regulation

The National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices regulates the medicine and medical devices market. It supervises the manufacture, import and distribution of human-use medicines, investigates complaints about medicines and authorises and verifies clinical trials. Ministry of Health Order 194/2015 regulates the advertising of medicinal products. It prohibits gifts of more than €35 to clinicians.[7]

References
  1. "Efectele crizei: sanatatea e subreda, industria farmaceutica prospera". Ziare.com. 3 January 2016.
  2. "Industria farmaceutică din România: principalele tendințe și impactul asupra societății și economiei" (PDF). Institute for Economic Forecasting.
  3. Ioana David (4 July 2012). "Harta producătorilor de medicamente din România: 22 de fabrici concentrate în nouă oraşe". Ziarul Financiar.
  4. "Ranbaxy".
  5. Sorin Alexandru (5 July 2015). "Topul celor mai mari producători de medicamente din România". Capital.
  6. Raluca Abrihan (7 November 2014). "Topul celor mai mari jucători din piața românească de distribuție de medicamente". Forbes.
  7. "Life Sciences: Compliance and enforcement in Romania". Lexology. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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