Pharmaceutical sector in Turkey

ARAŞTIRMACILAR Pharmaceutical Companies Association (AİFD) Chairman Dr Pharmacists. According to the information Demirdere'nin altan:

Approximately U.S. $ 5.5 billion in consumer prices in Turkey are consumed drugs. On the other hand, annual cigarette consumption in Turkey U.S. $ 8 billion, annual alcohol consumption is 10 billion U.S. $.

This money is spent on medication, both in total and per capita, less than 4 times compared to other countries. Also, compared to other countries, in Turkey there is less drug types. However, total health expenditures in Turkey in the share of drug compared to 2 times more than other countries.

The main reason, drugs are expensive, or not much expenses, total health spending is insufficient. Total health expenditure 8.5% of GDP in other countries' u is lower than in Turkey, although other countries, around 4% of GNP.

Rate in Turkey to meet the pharmaceutical exports and imports is very low and around 10%.

Indian generic drugs produced in the original and almost all of the active substances are being imported from abroad.

17% of the world such as the pharmaceutical sector, the vast majority of turnover research and development expenditures is the only industry. This rate of 10.5% even in computer software, electric-electronic industry 8.4%!

Share in the value of drugs imported from Turkey, some 38%, 12% of box basis. The figures below normal limits in the world. Extremely important as an original and generic pharmaceutical industry in Germany has to pay for imported drugs as 45th%

However, the share of generics in Turkey is around 45% by value, while the European average, and the United States this figure is 30% in value (Germany and the UK is around 20s%).

Clinical Research 40 billion in total spending is $. Our country only 1% of total clinical research in the country in case we can bring $ 400 million be transferred would be possible.

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9th of 19 January 2005 Licensing Regulations According to Article generic drug manufacturers have resisted for years, but the defense insists that the EU 'medicine of data protection' to be applied from this date, our country has been adopted. However, someone from the Ministry of Health and wiliness etmiş According to the figures does not reveal, to some 300 by 1200 according to some generic application is still compressed to.

The EU claims they can not be absolutely license!

Ministry of Health is not yet clear what will!

Secretary-General says Engin Guner AİFD:

'Fictitious claims should not be considered absolutely. Only with all the necessary reports and documents biyoeşdeğerlik report has been submitted to serious consideration of the application-application in 1000, but in short, maybe 20-30 a solution can be found is a serious guarantee application-I am thinking. This is my my opinion.

Thus, the European Court of Justice on the EU's drive to the left in a difficult situation, such as Turkey, I think growth can be prevented. "

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Obviously, Turkey can not escape in a game but still had contact with Ali Cengiz oyunu hand man does not eat!