China China has expanded to be the second largest pharmaceutical market globally with USD 137 billion in total spending in 2018, but growth has slowed from a 19% CAGR in 2008–2013 to an 8% CAGR in 2013–2018 and is expected to continue to decline to 3-6% through 2023, as the below…
Turkey Imports and exports in Turkish pharma between 2010 and 2017. Pharmaceutical exports grew to a total of USD 898 million in 2017. These charts show both the volume and value of imported and locally-produced drugs in the Turkish pharma market between 2010 and 2017. TL 13.33 billion (USD 2.57…
France The Top 20 pharma companies in France, ranked by total turnover at ex-manufacturer prices for 2018. Swiss giant Novartis is in first place with a EUR 2.6 billion turnover, a full 89 percent of which came from the retail market. In second place is local champion Sanofi with a turnover…
Egypt The Egyptian pharma market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17 percent between 2011 and 2017 to reach a total market valuation of EGP 50 billion in 2017. Low levels of healthcare insurance penetration mean that pharma sales are predominantly driven by out-of-pocket expenditure. The top…
USA 59 novel drugs were approved in the USA in 2018, representing a leap from the 46 approved in 2017 and 22 approved in 2016. 19 of the 59 drugs (32 percent) have been designated ‘first-in-class’ and 34 of the 59 drugs (58 percent) were approved to treat rare or “orphan”…
Korea An outline of the geographical distribution of clinical trial sites in South Korea. 184 medical institutions were designated by the Korean government as qualified clinical trial sites in December 2016, 57 of which were in the capital, Seoul. Within Asia-Pacific, South Korea was the nation with the highest number…
Canada In total there were 27 new active substances (NASs) approved in Canada in 2018, 18 prescription pharmaceutical drugs and 9 biologics. In terms of companies that saw particular success last year, Merck (MSD outside of the US and Canada) had three prescription drugs approved, as did Swiss-headquartered Vifor Pharma. Global…
Canada The Top 10 bestselling patented medicines in Canada for 2017. Janssen sold CND 938.1 million of its Remicade treatment for gastroenterology, rheumatology and dermatology indications, making up a full 5.6% of all patented medicine sales in Canada. In second place was Abbvie’s Humira with CND 701.9 million of sales and…
Spain Within the past decade, Spain has developed into a top player in the European clinical trial network. The pharmaceutical industry has been increasing its investment commitment in the market and taking advantage of the country’s outstanding public health system. These activities are being well received by the government, so much…
Korea The South Korean medical devices market has expanded significantly in recent years; from USD 4.2 billion in 2013 to USD 5.5 billion in 2017. Production, exports and imports are all on the rise too, as the below chart shows. The Top 10 export and import destinations for Korean medtech. The…
Europe The Top Pharma Markets in Europe for 2016 according to the latest EFPIA figures. Germany leads the way, with a market size of EUR 30.815 billion, followed by France and Italy.
Europe 125 medicines for rare diseases were approved by the EMA between 2004 and 2014, of which 71 were granted orphan drug status. This chart shows the availability of 112 of these drugs across European countries. The largest number of medicines for rare diseases were in continuous use in Germany and…
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