Upharmacia July 2017 | Page 10

Upharmacia July 2017 CIS REGION NEWS A zerbaijan — — Sun Pharma started the construction of its GMP plant for the production of solid drugs in Sumqayit. The company plans launch the production in the end of 2018. The production will be exported into CIS and other external markets. — — Bulgarian companies are interested in the Pirallahi Industrial Park and currently exploring the possibilitie s for future cooperation. Currently, 3 pharmaceutical plants are being constructed in the Pirallahi Industrial Park: a joint venture with a group of companies R-Pharm (Russian Federation), Vita-A LLC (Azerbaijan) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC); The joint pharmaceutical plant between Iranian company Tamin Pharmaceutical Investment Company (TPIC) and Azerbaijan’s Azersun Holding and the Azerbaijani company Diamed Co. B elarus — — International Scientific and Production Complex Nativita was opened in Beshankovichy. The plant is designed to produce innovative drugs for the treatment of oncology diseases. The company plans close cooperation with other companies in research and development. finished in 2019. — — Russian Fund for Industrial Development approved the provision of the loan for establishing of the manufacturing of hepatitis A vaccine at the facilities of JSC Vector-BiAlgam in Novosibirsk. — — Russian Group of Companies R-Pharm obtained license from Otsuka Novel Products GmbH for the production and marketing of delamanid for the treatment of tuberculosis. K azakhstan — — SK-Pharmaceuticals resumes supplying insuline glargine and blood glucose test strips for all patients with diabetes and interferon beta-1b for all patients with the multiple sclerosis. All medicines will be provided for patients for the free of charge within the framework of the state-guaranteed free medical care. — — Compulsory vaccination is being discussed now in the country. Recently in Kazakhstan there are more and more frequent refusals of vaccination on religious beliefs. — — The MoH widened the list of medicines which will be 100% reimbursed for all patients with 59 items. The new list comes into force on Jan 1, 2018. — — A pharmaceutical holding company will be established in Belarus. The holding company will be open for enterprises of all forms of ownership and any departmental affiliation. R ussia — — Distribution company ROSTA sold its pharmacy chains Raduga, Pervaya Pomosh and Ladushka to Erkapharm Group of Companies. All these chains include 1191 pharamcies. — — Indian company Hetero labs intends to establish pharmaceutical production of essential drugs in Tula region. — — Mir-Pharm company signed investment contract on intention to build the plant in Kaluga pharmaceutical cluster. The project will demand investments of about RUB 450 mio. The construction is planed to be 10 www.upharma-c.com