In the first six months of the year, imports of pharmaceutical products in Central America totaled $1.717 million, 8% more than in the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
In Costa Rica, the Hospital San Juan de Dios tenders the supply of several reagents to determine antibodies Anti HLA, under the modality of delivery according to demand.
The Essential Medicines Program of the Dominican Republic tenders the supply of medicines, aimed at national producers for the period from April 2020 to March 2021.
During the first quarter of 2019, companies in Central American countries purchased $8 million in vaccines for animal use abroad, and imports from the U.S. grew 12% over the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
The Ministry of Health of Panama tenders 545 thousand liters of 99% liquid medical oxygen for the period from January to December 2020, under the modality of delivery according to the need of the service.
Panama Government Purchase 2019-0-12-18-08-LP-023005:
After investing $100 million, Edwards Lifesciences opened its second heart valve manufacturing plant in La Lima, Cartago.
The 24,455-square-meter industrial plant is located in the La Lima Free Zone industrial park, according to the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde).
The Ministry of Health decided to withdraw all registered drugs containing oral ranitidine from the market, arguing that long-term exposure of people to this substance may increase the risk of cancer.
With the available data there is no evidence that the presence of this substance could have caused harm to patients who have consumed the drug, however, the potential risk arising from the cumulative effect, makes it necessary for health regulatory authorities to take different precautionary measures to avoid their presence in medicines, informed local authorities.
In the first quarter of 2019, purchases of vaccines for human use in Central America totaled $66 million, 347% more than was reported in the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
For the last quarter of 2019, Opticas Visión plans to open five stores to sell visual health products, which will be added to four others already opened by the company this year.
Not giving details of the locations of the new sales outlets that will start operating at the end of the year, company executives explained that they currently have 144 branches throughout the country.
In the third debate, the Assembly approved a bill establishing that the government may make exceptions to the sanitary registration of pharmaceutical products in situations of critical shortage.
At the same time, it empowers the Ministry of Health to purchase medicines under the criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO), which will allow that when local agents do not participate in the sale, it will be possible to go through international agents, informed the National Assembly on October 3.
Because the country produces only 6% of the medicines demanded, there are several business opportunities that can be explored by industry businessmen.
Currently, local manufacturers do not have the capacity to produce and supply the Panamanian market, which has generated several business opportunities for several companies.
Costa Rican authorities issued a health alert because they are marketing anabolic medicines, multivitamins and dewormers without registration in the country.
The Directorate of Veterinary Medicines (DMV) of the National Animal Health Service, explained that the compounds that are being offered on social networks and some websites are Injectable Crecibol and the vitamin Engordan Plus Ande.
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