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    Central and Eastern European Healthcare Markets Hold Strong Potential for Growth Despite the Economic Slowdown, Says Frost & Sullivan
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    However, the markets will be restrained by incoherent reforms of the healthcare system and volatile regulatory requirements imposed on market participants. "For instance, compulsory fees for drug prescription in the Czech Republic and Hungary, a new pharmaceutical pricing scheme in Slovakia, and mandatory labelling of all medicaments in Cyrillic alphabet in Bulgaria, will adversely affect the market in the short-term ... These measures imply an additional cost pressure either on consumers or drug-manufacturers and will have an adverse effect on the development of pharmaceutical markets in these countries." Therefore, timely and effective response from government authorities will be crucial to the favourable development of the healthcare market in CEE. Full Article at Street Insider
    For instance, compulsory fees for drug prescription in the Czech Republic and Hungary, a new pharmaceutical pricing scheme in Slovakia, and mandatory labelling of all medicaments in Cyrillic alphabet in Bulgaria, will adversely affect the market in the short-term ... These measures imply an additional cost pressure either on consumers or drug-manufacturers and will have an adverse effect on the development of pharmaceutical markets in these countries.
    SOURCE: Street Insider 2 weeks ago
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Central and Eastern European Healthcare Markets Hold Strong Potential for Growth Despite the Economic Slowdown, Says Frost & Sullivan
  1. On one hand, the Western European markets are saturated with marginal scope for growth ... On the other hand, CEE countries still boast of an unmet demand for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, driven by the rising purchasing power of the population.
    SOURCE: Street Insider 2 weeks ago

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