China Medipharm Insights  

1. EPO in China

2. Foreign Giants Venture into China’s Medical Research

3. OTC -The Developing Tendency of Chinese Medical Market

4. Drug Exports Through Beijing Port Growing

5. Drug Transaction in the First Two Quarters

6. 1995 National Chemical Drug Production Growing

7. Chinese Market is in Short Supply of Alpha 1b Interferon

8. "Taxol" Become Commercialized

9. Cell Growth Peptide Gains Formal Approval

10. Human Recombinant GM-CSF Authorized for Use in Clinical Trial

11. Metallothionein Produced in Zhenping, China

12. VC Production Going into Operation

13. Human Serum Albumin Approved to be Produced at the Anhui Daan Biological Product Co., Ltd.

14. "Gamma Globulin" (Intravenous) Marketed

15. Introduction to New Drug Administration in China

16. Top 10 Chinese Pharmaceutical Enterprises in 1995

17. Lotus Cooperate with China to Produce SRM Rhotard

18. Andrx Established a Sole Foreign Investment Enterprise in China

19. Novo Nordisk Established Joint Venture in Suzhou

20. Henkel in China

21. Eli Lilly Setup Joint Venture in Suzhou

22. Northern China - Hoechst Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

23. US Baxter Setup Joint Venture with China

24. BASF Cooperated with Northeast Pharmaceutical General Factory

25. New Gamma Knife

26. Ten Kinds of Medical Equipment Needed in Chinese Market

27. Medical Equipment in China

28. Granulometric Packer Obtained Patent

29. Chinese Made Tumor Detector Enters American Hospital System

30. New Joint Venture with G.E.

31. Leshan Changzheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Starting Business

32. Remote Medical Consultations on Carcinoma Cases

33. Hospital Information Management System

34. Sino European Clinics Ltd.

35. Transaction Analysis of the Canton Fair

36. Characteristics of China’s Market for Medical Drugs

37. Recent Prices of Some Raw Material Drugs

38. The 1996 National Medical Instruments Exhibition Held in Beijing

39. New Production Technology for Cortical Hormone Authorized

40. Zhejiang Haimen Pharmaceutical Factory’s Technical Innovation Project

41. Southwest No.2 Pharmaceutical Factory’s Feasibility Report Approved

42. Feasibility Report of Suzhou No.6 Pharm. Factory Approved

43. "1035" Project

44. 9th Five Year Plan Public Bidding Projects

45. 1996 SPAC Administration Legislation Plan

46. Approval Announcements of Administrative Protection

47. Recent Applications for Administrative Protection

Exclusive Article Traditional Chinese medicine treats AIDS in China

NEW PRODUCTS

Azithromycin, vitamin E, Interferon commercialized, neutron-deficient radiopharmaceuticals, Lovastatin,

metronidazole.

FEATURE ARTICLES

Healthcare system reform

BIOTECH HIGHLIGHTS

Magic bullets to cure cancer

PRACTICAL GUIDE

Chinese medical equipment market, protection for imported drugs.

COMPANY PROFILE

Sino-American venture, Shanghai biotech industrial zone, drug exporters, Shenzhen company, Pudong vitamin facility, Shandong medical bioengineering center, Watson Pharm. Co., Zhejiang Xinchang Pharm. Co, joint venture in Kaifeng.

MARKET ANALYSIS

Sustained release medications.

NEW REGULATION

Health food to be inspected

MARKET NEWS

Pharmaceutical imports, drug price, sulfonamide, medical equipment.

HEALTH AND DISEASES

Health threats in Shanghai, Environmental problems.

INFORMATION SYSTEM

Bilingual TCM database in Hong Kong, Remote ECG examination, computerized Guangzhou hospital.

TECHNICAL INNOVATION

Doxycycline, cephamycin-C, tobramycine, aspirin.

RESEARCH MILESTONE

Cytokines and polypeptide medicines

MARKET QUOTATION

Raw material drugs, finished medicines.

FEATURE ARTICLE p 1

Antibiotics in China: Smooth Market and Stable Prices

EXCLUSIVE REPORTS p 6

Biological Products in China: Present Status and Gaps

MARKET ANALYSIS p 7

Development of China’s Pharmaceutical Industry

PRACTICAL GUIDANCE p 9

GMP Certification in China

Guidance for Foreign Companies Entering the Chinese Market

ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION p 17

Recent Applications for Administrative Protection

MARKET QUOTATIONS p 17

Prices of Finished Medicines in July, 1996

PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET P 3

Penicillin; Imported Antibiotics; Export of Pharmaceuticals; Ulcerlmin; Oxalic Acid; Chemical Production & Export; Caffeine Praziouantel; Xylose and Xylitol; Chemical Reagents and Glass Instruments

NEWS IN BRIEF p 12

Shanghai Siemens; Quality Research and Inspection Center; Acupuncture Reference System; Donation; Animal Lab; Arsenic Cure Leucocythemia; National Economic Coordination Body of Rifamycin S-Sodium

COMPANY PROFILE p 13

New Squibb Subsdiary; Joint Venture to Produce Nicotinamide; Monsanto; Upjohn Suzhou Pharm.; Medical Equipment Venture; Servier; Terumo Medical Products (Hangzhou) Co.; Medical Venture; Taicheng Pharmaceutical Factory; National Biochemical Center; Yunnan Pharm. Group; Lizhu Synthetic Pharm. Factory; Pengfei Pharm.; Jiuyuan Gene Engineering Company; Ampoule Manufacturing Line; Injection Powder Split Charging Line; Beiyuan Pharm.; Beijing Medical University; Xi’an Pharm. Factory; Shenguang Pharm. Factory; Huaian Antibiotic Factory

PRODUCT NEWS p 15

X Knife; Artesunate Tablet; Prostate Treating Instrument; Vindesine Sulfate; Peplocin Injection; Oral Penicillin V Potassium Tablet; Control Released Nimoldipine Tablet; Glipizine Capsule; Norfloxacin Nicotinate; Artemether Capsule; Ulcerlmin; Anti-Cancer Medicine Pump; Human Insulin; TB Diagnostic Kit; Counterfeit Losec; Biological Adhesive; Glucose