COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA

Wholesale distribution of medicines in Romania was in the constant attention of the competition authority. In order to analyze the operation of the distribution system practiced in Romania, but also changes that may occur in this system on short and medium term, the Competition Council conducted a s...

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Main Authors: Alina HAGIU, Marinela BARBULESCU, Cristina BALDAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Pitesti 2013-09-01
Series:Buletin ştiinţific: Universitatea din Piteşti. Seria Ştiinţe Economice
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Online Access:http://economic.upit.ro/repec/pdf/2013_1_1.pdf
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description Wholesale distribution of medicines in Romania was in the constant attention of the competition authority. In order to analyze the operation of the distribution system practiced in Romania, but also changes that may occur in this system on short and medium term, the Competition Council conducted a sector inquiry after which they found some malfunctioning mainly chained to distributors access to certain medications. Conducted on a sample of 23 pharmaceutical groups operating on the Romanian market and holding approximately 80% of the pharmaceutical market in Romania in 2009, the sector inquiry aimed at two objectives, namely: Legislation analysis with impact on the wholesale distribution of drugs; Market analysis of drug distribution.Following the findings of the high concentration of markets analyzed, due to significant market shares held by innovative drugs under investigation were analyzed also the penetration of generics in the market and the factors that led to this situation.
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spelling doaj-art-754a7475ddf34537a7818dd74475e87c2025-08-20T03:57:03ZengUniversity of PitestiBuletin ştiinţific: Universitatea din Piteşti. Seria Ştiinţe Economice1583-18092344-49082013-09-01121314COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIAAlina HAGIUMarinela BARBULESCUCristina BALDANWholesale distribution of medicines in Romania was in the constant attention of the competition authority. In order to analyze the operation of the distribution system practiced in Romania, but also changes that may occur in this system on short and medium term, the Competition Council conducted a sector inquiry after which they found some malfunctioning mainly chained to distributors access to certain medications. Conducted on a sample of 23 pharmaceutical groups operating on the Romanian market and holding approximately 80% of the pharmaceutical market in Romania in 2009, the sector inquiry aimed at two objectives, namely: Legislation analysis with impact on the wholesale distribution of drugs; Market analysis of drug distribution.Following the findings of the high concentration of markets analyzed, due to significant market shares held by innovative drugs under investigation were analyzed also the penetration of generics in the market and the factors that led to this situation.http://economic.upit.ro/repec/pdf/2013_1_1.pdfgeneric drugsinnovative drugscompetitionwholesale distribution
spellingShingle Alina HAGIU
Marinela BARBULESCU
Cristina BALDAN
COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA
Buletin ştiinţific: Universitatea din Piteşti. Seria Ştiinţe Economice
generic drugs
innovative drugs
competition
wholesale distribution
title COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA
title_full COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA
title_fullStr COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA
title_full_unstemmed COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA
title_short COMPETITION ON THE WHOLESALE MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION MARKET IN ROMANIA
title_sort competition on the wholesale medication distribution market in romania
topic generic drugs
innovative drugs
competition
wholesale distribution
url http://economic.upit.ro/repec/pdf/2013_1_1.pdf
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