China Medipharm Insights  

CHINA MEDIPHARM INSIGHTS ISSUE #6 (October 1, 1996)

CONTENT:

FEATURE ARTICLE p 1 :Great Opportunities of Medicines for the Aged in China

TREND FORECAST p 2 :Prospects of China's Pharmaceutical industry After Re-entering GATT

HOT POINT p 3 :Penicillin Need to be Controlled

PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET p 7 :National Trade Fair (Autumn) Appeared Slack p 7;Development Status of Ribavirin in China p 12

MARKET SURVEY p 8 :Sales of 40 Kinds of Import Drugs in East China in 1st Half of 1996

MARKET ANALYSIS p 13 :Some Western Medicines in Short Supply;Prospects of Chinese Pharmaceutical Intermediates Export to Europe

ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION :New Administration on Registration of Medical Devices p 15;New Regulations Governing New Pharmaceutical Enterprises p 17

COMPANY PROFILE p 4 :China Plans to Foster Ten Medical Giants by the Year 2000;Dalian Pfizer to Undertake Class 1 New Drugs Application in China;Shanghai Schering-Plough Commenced Operation;Shanghai Roche Establishes a News Plant;Computer Giants Actively Partake Golden Health Project;Wuxi ICN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is to be Established;American ATL Transfers Technologies to China;Singapore's Dawyn Impex Engages in Herbal Medicine;Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group Established;Shulan Pharmaceutical Group Established;Weifang Huamei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to be Setup;Putuo Medical Co. Established;Large Medical Intermediates Project Under Construction;First Rhinopathy Drug Factory Put into Operation;Hengyang Pharm. Setup Injection Workshop;

PRODUCT NEWS p 10 :Researches on High-molecular Target Medicine Gain Achievement;Compound Artemtherin Obtained Patents in 42 Countries/Regions;Products of Furong Fine Chemicals Popular in International Market;New Drugs;Chia Tai Qingchunbao's Products Enjoy Exemption From Inspection in Australian Market;A New Drug for Anti-Macrophage Virus;Medicines of Foci Pharm. Passed World GMP Examination;Penicillin VK Production Line Put into Operation;Four New TCM Bring Hopes to Patients;Hemagglutination and Fibrinolytic Dynamic Detector Marketed;New Resin Developed in Shanghai;

INFORMATION SYSTEM p 13 :Tianjin Undertook Consultation Through Internet;The First Telemedicine and Medical Consultation Center Operating;

NEWS IN BRIEF p 14 :China Strengthening International Cooperation;Jiangsu Preparing a R&D Center of Marine Medicine;Guangdong Hopes Overseas Funds to Drug Sector;Biotech Given Top Priority in Shanghai;China's Researches on Respiratory Diseases Advances;First Preventive & Health-care Hospital Established;Commodity Trade Center of Huadong Pharm. Setup;Merck Donated Medical Fund;Technical Innovation Project of Sulindac Authorized in Ningbo;