BMI's outlook for pharmaceutical companies operating in the Emerging Europe region has improved further over the past quarter, as shown by our updated Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Business Environment Ratings (BERs) matrix. However, while Turkey's compound quarterly score has improved somewhat, its regional ranking has actually worsened to sixth (from fourth), overtaken by Russia and Hungary. Globally, Turkey remains 26th of the 83 pharmaceutical markets surveyed by BMI. While a number of major multinationals have indicated that Turkey is of major interest to them as a key emerging market, the recent pricing and reimbursement reforms will continue to weigh on the growth of market values, as will shortcomings in its intellectual property (IP) environment.
In fact, during the most recent European Union (EU)-Turkey Association Council's meeting, the EU backed Turkey's constitutional amendments, a small step on the long road to accession. However, despite some positive moves, the EU stated concerns over many aspects of Turkey's business environment, including the pharmaceutical industry. The EU called for Turkey to establish legal certainty on regulatory data exclusivity, a theme also raised by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)'s Special 301 report for 2010, which placed Turkey on the Priority Watch List. The EU has also requested that Turkey suspend new requirements on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), as they impose a 'de-facto ban' on imports of certain products, instead suggesting that Turkey develop its capacity in-line with international harmonisation initiatives for GMP.
Turkey's pharmaceutical market was valued at TRY16.8bn (US$10.83bn)
In the meantime, the economic rebound expected for Turkey should also stimulate the development of the pharmaceutical market - in both volume and value terms - once the effects of the 2009 pricing and reimbursement changes are fully digested. We stand by our view that Turkey is among the best positioned emerging markets over the long run. Turkey's domestically-
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Partial Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
SWOT Analysis
- Turkey Pharmaceuticals And Healthcare Industry SWOT
- Turkey Political SWOT
- Turkey Economic SWOT
- Turkey Business Environment SWOT
Pharmaceutical Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Central And Eastern Europe Pharmaceutical Business Environment Ratings, Q410
- Rewards
- Risks
Turkey - Market Summary
Regulatory Regime
- Intellectual Property Regime
- Intellectual Property Shortcomings
- Counterfeit Drugs
- Recent Developments Regarding Counterfeit Drugs
- Pricing Regime
- Table: Turkish Pharmacy & Wholesale Mark-Ups
- Reimbursement Regime
Industry Developments
- Epidemiology
- Table: Disease Burden In Emerging Europe
- Non-Communicable Diseases
- Communicable Diseases
- Healthcare Sector
- Healthcare Expenditure
- Healthcare Sector Reforms
- Health Insurance
- Private Healthcare Sector
- Medical Tourism
- International Cooperation
- Research & Development Sector
- Table: Turkey's 2008 R&D Law
- Clinical Trials Industry
- Medical Devices Industry
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Overall Market Forecast
- Key Growth Factors - Industry
- Key Growth Factors - Macroeconomic
- Table: Turkey - Economic Activity
- Prescription Drug Market Forecast
- Patented Drug Market Forecast
- Generic Drug Market Forecast
- OTC Medicine Market Forecast
- Medical Device Market Forecast
- Pharmaceutical Trade Forecast
- Other Healthcare Data
- Key Risks to Forecasts
Competitive Landscape
- Pharmaceutical Sector
- Table: Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies In Turkey By Market Share, MAT July 2008
- Domestic Industry
- Foreign Industry
- Recent Pharmaceutical Sector Developments
- Pharmaceutical Retail And Distribution
Company Profiles
- Indigenous Companies
- Abdi Ybrahim
- Eczacibabi Pharmaceuticals
- Sanovel Pharmaceuticals
- EastPharma (formerly Deva)
- Fako (Actavis)
- Biomeks
- Multinational Companies
- Novartis
- Sanofi-Aventis
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Pfizer
- Roche
- AstraZeneca
- Bayer
- Merck & Co
Country Snapshot: Turkey Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
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