China Medipharm Insights  

Issue 8, Jan. 1997

· HOT ISSUE

Chinese Penicillin Manufacturers Join Forces

· MARKET ANALYSIS

Production And Research of Hyaluronic Acid

· FEATURE ARTICLE

China Initiates Separation of Pharmacies From Hospitals

· PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET

The Top 100 Drugs in Sales Value in 8 Major Cities;

Drug Exports Still in Decline;

The Current Export Status of Bulk Pharmaceuticals

Antibiotics Sulfamine Series; Other Anti-Infectives; Anti-Pyretics and Analgesics; Biochemical Pharmaceuticals; Antiparasitics; Digestive System Drugs; Vitamins; Central Nervous System Drugs; Cardiovascular drugs; Respiratory Drugs; Hormones; Other Drugs;

· ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION

Recent Applications for Administrative Protection

· NEW REGULATION

Drug Pricing Control (Continued)

· PRODUCT NEWS

Agkistrodon Enzyme Approved; Ubenimex will be Launched; North China Pharm Launches Lovastatin; First Leukoprophylaxis Devices Goes through Clinical Trial; L-Alanine and L-Aspartic Acid Produced; Tinidazole Capsule Marketed; Jiangsu Yangtze Launches Nifedipine; Rapid Diagnostic Kits Developed; Jinwang Pure Pollen Exported to South Korea;

· NEWS IN BRIEF

Value of Brand Names Recognized; Experts Call Attention to Hypertension; Genetic Vaccine to Replace Blood Vaccine; Chinese Medical Devices Make International Show in Arab; Rheumatism Survey Done; National Hygiene Highlighted; 80% of Drugs' Packing will be Renewed; New Fee System on Trial in Three Beijing Hospitals; New Health Care Insurance Scheme into Work; First 59 Health Foods Obtain State Licenses; Large Intestine Cancer Patients' Age is Decreasing in China; AIDS Center to be Built up; Innovation Project of Transdermal Preparations Authorized; China Defines Immunization Plan During the Period 1996-2000; Shandong Medical Industry Valued Over US$1.20 Billion in Jan.-Nov. 1996; Seminar on Remote Medicare Held; Regulations on Blood Products Approved; China's Immunization Campaign Wins Prizes; Joint Effort to Fight Headache;

· COMPANY PROFILE

Johnson & Johnson Medical China Setup Ethicon Suture Factory; BASF Strengthens Cooperation with China; Bayer is Expanding Presence and Investment in China; Zambon Plans to Ingress Chinese Market; Xian-Janssen Cooperated with Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Nanyang Pukang Pharm. Group Formed; Jiaxing Pharm. Group Established; Zhongmeihuadong Screens Cephalosporin Strain through Satellite; Preparation Plant of Zhuhai United Lab Ltd. Put into Operation; North China Group Acquires Qinhuangdao Pharm.; Western Medicine Plant of Chaohu Chia Tai into Operation; Shandong Xinhua H-Share Listed on Hong Kong Stock Market; Sichuan Pharm. Listed in Shanghai; Hangzhou Minsheng Embraces Hangzhou Institute of Pharm. Design; Paracetamol Production Base Established;