China Medipharm Insights  

China Medipharm Insights. Issue 7, Dec 1996

· MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Sales of Medical Devices in East China were Fair in 1st Half of 1996

· MARKET ANALYSIS

A 47.8% Decrease in Sales of Health Products in East China in the First Half of 1996

Aspirin: an Analysis of Production and Sales Trends

· FEATURE ARTICLE

Nationwide Reform of Healthcare System Getting into Gear

· NEW REGULATION

Chinese Government Wants a New Order over Drug Pricing Control

· NDC GRANTING PROFILE

35 New Biological Products Obtained Clearance of MPH in 1st Half 1996

· PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET

Guangzhou Trade Fair Reports a 35% Decline in Sales of Medicines & Health Products; Ten Pharmaceutical Chemicals Prospective in Export; Chinese Drugs Warmly Welcomed in India

· PRODUCT NEWS

Equipment:

OUR-XGD Rotating Gamma Knife Obtained ISO 9000 Certificates; Chinese X-Knife Reached International Standards;

Medicines:

EPO; Chinese G-CSF; Clinical Reexaminations on PAF; Norcardia Rubra Cell Well Skeleton; Haimen's Adriamycin Granted FDA Approval; Fluconazole; 6-APA; Ciprofloxacin Chloride Tablet; Sea-Buckthorn Oil; Fosfomycin; Cefalexin Capsule; Soft Capsule of Nifedipine; Gliclazide;

· INFORMATION SYSTEM

First Satellite Consultation and Healthcare System; Remote Diagnostic Network Center;

· COMPANY PROFILE

Major Merger of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Groups; Shanghai Boehringer Ingelheim SINE Pharm. Lays a Foundation; First JV of B-D; Shanghai J&J; Novo-Nordisk's R&D Center; Kaken's Cooperative Project; Representative Office of Lotus; Genset; Suzhou Cynosure Medical Devices Co., Ltd.; North China Pharm. Became the First Licensee to Produce Genetic Engineering Vaccines; Shanxi Guardian Pharm.; Information Co.; The Largest Blood Purification Project; Amino-Acid Plant; Yuyao Pharmaceutical Factory Bankrupt;

· NEWS IN BRIEF

First Nuclear Medicine Biotech Center; Sino-German Center; HIV a Big Threat; Laser Micro-Operation System; Qingchunbao Embraced Hu Qing Yu Tang; Shanghai Squibb Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Theragran; Beijing Administrative Regulations on Experimental Animals; One Million RMB for a Deputy Executive Manager; Capsule Production Line;

· TECHNICAL INNOVATION

Technical Innovation Project of Bio-product Base; Technical Innovation Project of Gentamycin; Vecuronium Bromide Technical Innovation Project; GMP Innovation Project of Tablet Workshop; Technical Innovation Project of Naproxen; GMP Innovation Project;

· ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION

Application of Avondale's Clotrasone Regarded as Voluntary Withdrawal; Approval Announcements Granting Administrative Protection; Recent Applications for Administrative Protection.