Industry Watch: the development of the Polish pharmaceutical market

. In 2008, the Polish pharmaceutical market was 6.9PROSPER, TORFARM and ORFE) accounted for 65%
billion U.S. dollars, up 11.5%. Which, OTC market wasshare of pharmaceutical wholesale market.
2.1 billion U.S. dollars, the Polish OTC market the lastPoland is responsible for drug registration and audit of
two years are close to 14% annual growth rate,the department as a "Polish medicine, Medical Devices
faster growth is mainly health care products andAnd the Pesticide Registration Board. "After Poland
diagnostic reagents; prescription drug market was 4.4joined the European Union, according to the
billion U.S. dollars, up 10% , which accounted forregulations, drugs only through the Authority's
47.2% of patent medicines, Generic 52.8%.approval to use in the European Union. European
Pharmaceutical sales in Poland, pharmacies accountUnion to Poland 15-year transition period, during this
for 80% of the share, the hospital accounted forperiod, the Polish health sector should complete all the
15%, 5% other retail outlets.drugs registration process, now Poland has more than
Since the 90's, the Polish pharmaceutical industry15,000 kinds of medicines by registered and licensed,
from the original privatization of state-ownedthere are still more than 8,000 kinds of medicines to
monopoly to a comprehensive restructuring, basicallybe reviewed. in Poland for drug registration, the
completed in 2009. Poland Total currentmanufacturer must provide their product safety,
Pharmaceutical companies More than 120, includingefficacy and quality of available Control of proof,
government-controlled enterprises 3. Poland, theincluding pre-clinical research and clinical studies of lab
domestic gross domestic pharmaceutical Medicinereports, medical research must conform to
36.5% of the market."non-clinical research pharmaceutical quality control"
Polish Ministry of Health convened an expert on(GCP) and "Good Manufacturing Practices
behalf of each year, the Ministry of Finance,Certification" (GMP) of the requirements.
Economy and Labour, social policy and national HealthPoland Drugs Import Large amount, a total of 2008
Insurance Funds in the Working Group, responsibledrugs worth six billion U.S. dollars of imports, mainly
for the formulation and review the list offrom Germany, France, Belgium and the UK drugs or
reimbursable drugs. In recent years, Poland, thehigh-grade Western medicine. But the Polish
proportion of state reimbursement of drugsgovernment has adopted to strengthen supervision
continued to decline.to ensure the market position of domestic
Poland there are about 12,000 pharmacies, eachenterprises, in 2006 the Polish government to force
pharmacy's monthly average sales of about 5 millionforeign drug price cuts, intended to offset the
retail pharmacy chain has become the mainstream ofappreciation of their currencies to bring them
development for medicines, pharmacy chain storesadditional profits. 2008, Poland exported drugs worth
accounted for 12% of the total. Pharmacy chain was1.6 billion U.S. dollars, in addition to some transit trade,
increasing year by year trend. At present Poland as athe other for its own production of ordinary common
major pharmacy chain brand L IT UANIAN EUROWestern medicine, the main trade partner of
APTEKAH and SUPER-PHARM.Germany and Russia. By the financial crisis, Poland
Poland pharmacies selling drugs from the countrylarge decline in demand for high-grade drugs, 1 July
more than 700 pharmaceutical wholesale enterprises.2009, Poland imported medicines worth only 25 billion,
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are willing to helpdown 31% over the same period, especially from the
wholesalers extensive distribution network oftwo countries to import drugs decreased nearly
professional help improve product sales; retailers need40%; and Polish exports of essential drugs commonly
a strong logistics system with wholesalers, moreused drugs mainly, so relatively small.
quickly and easily purchase a full range, low-priced2009 1 ~ 9 months, China exported medical products
quality products. In recent years, Poland to learnworth of Poland for the 95 million U.S. dollars, with
Western business models, and gradually realized theexports accounting for a larger Western raw
scale of pharmaceutical wholesale and intensification,materials, disposable supplies and hospital diagnostic
large pharmaceutical wholesalers in the profit model isand treatment equipment; while China mainly imports
no longer the size of margins, but the size of sales.from Poland medicine raw materials "6? caprolactam",
At present, the Polish market as a whole still highwhich accounts for our pharmaceutical products
drug prices, pharmacies average profit margin overimported from Poland 90%.
26%, the top five wholesalers (PGF, FARMACOL,