Pharmaceutical companies research, develop and manufacture drugs and medications used to treat different diseases. These companies are also involved in the marketing and distribution of these drugs.
There are many pharmaceutical companies in Norway, a Scandinavian country with 5.379 million people (2020). The leading pharmaceutical companies in Norway in 2021 by revenue are Sandoz AS, Pfizer AS, Novartis Norge AS, MSD (Norge) AS, Bristol-Myers, GlaxoSmithKline AS, Takeda AS, Novo Nordisk, Janssen-Cilag AS, Sanofi respectively. Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway Pharmaceutical companies in Norway, … Read more
There are few pharmaceutical companies in Bahrain, a country in the Persian Gulf. The economy of the country is heavily reliant on the oil and gas industry and imports most of its medicines. Pharma market size was 2019 was $465 million, while expenditure was 284 million, one of the highest in the region. Patented medicines … Read more
There are few licensed manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in Oman, with the Sultanate relying mostly on imported medicines, laboratory equipments, medical devices. There are five pharmaceutical companies in Oman, with three focusing on finished products, while two are more on raw materials and semi-finished products. These pharmaceutical companies in Oman only produce 8 percent of drug … Read more
Sudan, a country in North East Africa with a population of 43.85 million (2020) has a large pharma market. Though the market is large, there are few manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in Sudan. Some of these domestic pharma companies are Azal Pharmaceuticals, Blue Nile Pharmaceutical, Liliam Pharmaceutical Industries, Ami Pharma. The country is one of the … Read more
There is a lack of pharmaceutical companies in Kuwait with only a little manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in the country such as the Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries Company (KSPICO), and Roots Pharmaceutical Company. The tiny rich country on the tip of the Persian Gulf has a booming oil and gas industry but lacks diversification into other sectors, … Read more
Jordan has one of the most advanced pharma sector in the MENA region. There are over 20 manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in Jordan. The pharmaceutical exports from the sector in 2020-21 stood at JD1 billion, which makes it the only sector in Jordan than exports more than it imports. The Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (JAPM), … Read more
There are about 11 manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in Lebanon, with close to 100 importers and distributors of pharmaceuticals. The pharmaceutical market size stood at USD 1.82 billion in 2017 and is expected to grow to USD 2.3 billion in 2022. The main pharma manufacturing in Lebanon is patent medicines (50%) with over-the-counter drugs and generics … Read more
Qatar is a country in the Arab peninsula with a population of 2,695,122 million people (as of 2022 data). Though there are much fewer local manufacturing pharmaceutical companies in Qatar, local pharma such as Qatar Pharma and QLife Pharma are trying to expand their exports and to attain international standards as regards to the manufacturing … Read more
There are many pharmaceutical companies in Germany, the largest pharmaceutical market in Europe, ahead of France, Italy, Spain and Poland, and the fourth in the world behind the US, China, and Japan. The market generated 46.4 billion Euros in 2019 and exported pharmaceuticals worth EUR 83.2 billion, making it the largest pharmaceutical exporter in the … Read more
There are a growing number of pharmaceutical companies in Israel, a tiny Middle East country. Though the pharmaceutical sector is booming, the medical devices market remains the largest in the Israel life science sector, with a market size of $1.6 billion in 2021. The medical devices segment consists of Cardiovascular Devices (highest revenue), Orthopedic Devices, … Read more