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EU antitrust officials probe parallel trade
EU investigators launched a probe into the players that buy drugs at cheap, state-regulated prices in lower-cost countries and resell them in markets where they can command higher prices.
U.K. enjoys bargain-basement drug prices, report finds
At a time when European budget cuts have put unprecedented pressure on drug prices, the U.K. has enjoyed among the lowest prices in the region.
Spain's drug spending drops as pharma debt mounts
Spain is trying to fix its prescription-drugs spending, but so far, it's only managed to cause drugmakers pain. As PharmaTimes reports, the austerity-minded country cut its drug spending 8.8% last
Spanish minister pledges to cover pharma debts
Spain's new health minister met with the pharma industry yesterday, and she made a promise: The government will pay regional drug debts, countrywide. Those debts now amount to $7.47 billion, says
New Spanish cuts further threaten drugmakers
Drugmakers already nervous about Spain have a new reason to worry: The government announced a new round of spending cuts last week. The industry group Farmaindustria says new reference prices
Spain's Faes looks for new revenue sources
Foreign drugmakers have been lamenting the price cuts in Spain, not to mention the fact that many regional medical facilities haven't been paying their drug bills . Now, a domestic pharma company is
Novo chief can stand the heat on drug bargaining
Novo Nordisk ( $NVO ) CEO Lars Sorensen plans to cycle 105 miles across Death Valley in the coming days, and it's not the first time. But as the Wall Street Journal reports, Sorensen's desert cycling
Pharma group may securitize Spain's unpaid drug bills
Here's one solution to pharma's collections problem in southern Europe: Securitize the unpaid bills. In Spain, the Farmaindustria lobbying group is negotiating with officials to sell state-guaranteed
Pfizer blames Spanish job cuts on pricing policies
For the second time in less than a week, Pfizer ( $PFE ) has revealed plans to cut hundreds of jobs in a market where government pricing cuts are putting a squeeze on drugmakers. The company is working
Roche cuts off Greek hospitals, weighs similar move in Spain
Roche has increased shipments of its drugs to Greek pharmacies. However, it's not shipping to some Greek hospitals that are behind--way behind--on their payments, which means some patients have to
