Upharmacia February 2017 | Page 7

Upharmacia February 2017 parties and to implement their alienation within the property complexes or separately”. In 2016, Arterium climbed to second position on retail drug market of Ukraine increasing its market share form 3.76% in 2015 to 4.44%. The Corporation includes the producer of herbal preparations Galychpharm and the manufacturer of antibiotics Kyivmedpreparat. The company’s portfolio includes 140 drugs. The main export market of the company are 11 CIS countries and Vietnam. Y uria -P harm L aunched A nti -A sthma D rug Ukrainian producer of phar- maceuticals Yuria-Pharm expanded its respiratory portfolio by launching Derkast® (theophylline, combinations excl. psycholeptics) intravenous solution. The drug is indicated for the treatment of patients with moderately to severely bronchial asthma (BA) exacerbation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Yuria-Pharm is a leading producer of intravenous medications in Ukraine. In 2016, the company maintained 13th position on Ukrainian retail drug market by sales in values. It has become the second company on the hospital drug market with market share of over 7.2%. S hire J oined APR a D Shire Ukraine has become www.upharma-c.com a member of The Ukrainian Association of Pharmaceutical Research & Development (APRaD). APRaD unites 15 leading pharmaceutical companies, which are committed to the research and development, quality manufacturing and distribution of innovative medicines. APRaD gives much emphasis to co-operation with Ukrainian authorities, and other international organizations concerned with health and pharmaceutical industry- related issues. The Association is a member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations – EFPIA. to more than 15 countries. In Jun 2016, Irish company Shire finished the merger with Baxalta Inc. worth USD 32 bn. The new company has become the global market leader in rare diseases and other specialized disorders. B iofarma to E xport F ood S upplement in S lovakia Food supplements Subalin, Subalin-Forte and Biosporin- Forte of Ukrainian company Biofarma has passed the quality control by the European laboratory and have been registered in Slovakia. The company is planning to expand the sales market in the EU in the near future. Biofarma producers more than 130 items of medical products in 11 pharmacological groups, but its main focus is drugs made of donated human blood. The company exports its products 7