Content:

Feature Article p 10

· No Multinational Companies Have Built a Good Rx Business in China

Medicine Consumption p 1

· Analysis of Consumption of Biological Drugs in Hunan;

· Analysis of Consumption of Quinolones In Nanjing in 1996

Pharmaceutical Market p 9

· China’s Anti-Cancer Drug Industry and Market

drug pricing p 17

First Batch of Drugs With State-Set Prices

Product News p 3

· Genetically Engineered Gm-Csf Launched By North China Group; · Bayer Launches Baypen And Cipro In China; · Bayer And 999 Group Jointly Promote Sales Of Plasbumin; · Anti-Cancer New Drug Permitted For Production In Shandong; · Us Pall’s Virus Removal Filter Cleared In China; · Anti-Cancer Preparation Kemh Produced In Qingdao; · Lukang Group Led Moroxydine Production In China; · Sustained-Release Diclofenac Sodium Tablets Marketed; · Qilian Changan Electuary Obtains Us Market Entry Approval; · Earthworm Kinase Marketed; · Benzydalysine Eye-Drop Launched; · Tetramisole Line Into Production; · Penicillin Skin Test Reagent Obtains Patent

Company Profile p 5

· Bayer’s New Plant Commences Operation; · Nexmed (Zhongshan) Set Up; · North China Recorded Large Margin Growth; · Wanma Pharm Founded In Zhejiang Province; · Xinhua Pharm Sets Up Joint Venture In Africa; · Dalian Pfizer Set Up Management Center In Capital City; · Two Pharmaceutical Companies Obtain Gmp Certification; · Intangible Assets Of Lukang Valued At Us$243mn; · Lukang Updates Penicillin Production Facility; · Zenith Heilen Bids Us$5.4 Million For Cctv Advertising; · Zenith Heilen Benefits From Ibuprofen Production; · S. Korea-Invested Bio-Product Company Came On Stream In Anhui; · High-Tech Blood Products Completed; · Shanghai Yuan Pharm Breaks Ground; · Huangshan Tianmu Pharm Established In Anhui; · Shenyang Union Pharm Completed; · Foreign-Funded Ephedrine Plant To Be Built In Xinjiang; · Capsule Production Project To Be Launched In Jiangsu Province

News In Brief p 12

· 53 Medical Research Centers Established Nationwide; · Gmp Certification High On Agenda; · Moh Tightening Supervision Over Drugs; · Third Quarter National Drug Quality Inspection Concluded; · Spac Reforming National Drug Distribution System; · Otc System Expected To Be Set Up In China In 1999; · Commercial Sales Of Medical Products In The First Half; · Goal Of Chinese Population Control Plan Formulated; · Moh Releases New Hospital Rating Scheme; · Pudong Promises For Medicines; · Incidences Of Venereal Diseases Fast Growing; · Fujian Drug Pricing List Published; · Sales Of Imported Drugs Slide In Hangzhou Pharmacies; · Medicine Patent Application Rose Steadily; · Aids Incidence Doubled In China; · Diabetes Program Launched; · Stomach Cancer Study Progresses; · First International Conference On Integrated Medicine Held In Beijing; · Jiangsu Lowers Drug Prices; · Pre-Qualification Requires For New Medical Related Projects; · Reimbursable Drug List Formulated In Wuhan; · Medical Insurance System To Be Reformed In Guangzhou; · Union-Lilly Diabetes Education Center Established In Beijing; · Msd Sponsors Video Conference On Osteoporosis; · Illegal Drug Sales Discounts Increasing In Beijing