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The Pharmaceutical Market: Portugal
Espicom Business Intelligence Ltd, Oct 2011, Pages: 72
THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET: PORTUGAL - REVIEW
The macroenvironment remains tough for the Portuguese pharmaceutical market. Politically, the new Prime Minister aims to create a more efficient state and comply with the bail-out commitments signed by the previous socialist government. The austerity programme is expected to remain high on his agenda. Economically, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) believes that economic and fiscal policy will be shaped by the bail-out agreement signed with the EU and the IMF. There are signs that public hospitals will be affected as part of the country’s effort to reduce its budget deficit. Legally, IPR regulations are harmonised with EU procedures. Demographically, Portugal has one of the smallest population in Western Europe, but the EIU projects that the number of people aged 65 years and over will increase to represent 18.8% of the total population in 2016, equal to 2.0 million people.
Pharmaceutical sales growth will be negligible in the forecast period. In US dollar terms, pharmaceutical sales in Portugal are expected to rise in 2011, due to a weaker exchange of the US dollar against the euro, and to fall between 2012 and 2016, affected by a stronger projected exchange rate. In euro terms, pharmaceutical sales are projected to increase modestly in the forecast period, due to the government’s cost-containment measures. In 2016, the Portuguese pharmaceutical market will be one of the smallest in Western Europe, ranking 12th. In per capita terms, Portugal will have the lowest pharmaceutical expenditure. The new Minister of Health is very keen to encourage further generic consumption, with a new proposal submitted in September 2011.
Improved regulation has encouraged generic sales in Portugal, but prices have been slashed in recent years. Generic sales rose by 4.5% in local terms in 2010, and recorded a market share of 19.1%. In volume terms, generic sales rose by 10.9% in 2010, and recorded a market share of 18.3%; contrary to what happens in other markets, generics sales in Portugal have a higher market share in value than in volume. The generic market is very fragmented, with many companies that have a low market share. Leading national generic producers include Farmoz (part of Tecnimede), Generis (part of Farma-APS), Medinfar, Hovione, Bluepharma and ToLife. Foreign generic producers include Mylan, ratiopharm (now part of Teva), Alter, Fresenius Kabi (via Labesfal) Stada, Actavis and Winthrop.
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