[March 14, 2013]

Research and Markets: Pharmaceutical Industry in South Africa

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vd5jfm/pharmaceutical) has announced the addition of the "Pharmaceutical Industry in South Africa" report to their offering.

The pharmaceutical industry is under mounting scrutiny because of rapidly increasing expenditures for drugs worldwide. Drug expenditures are now the fastest-growing component of health care costs, increasing at the rate of about 15 percent per year. They account for about eight percent of health care spending, and at their current rate of increase, they will soon surpass spending for physicians' services and, for many health care organizations, the costs of hospitalization.

This Rsearch brings you a complete analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry in South Africa. The report covers a brief profile of the global pharmaceutical industry, the TRIPS agreement, offshoring in the pharmaceutical industry, economic trends in the industry, competition in the industry, and the key players in the pharmaceutical industry in South Africa - complete with a SWOT analysis of the leading companies in the market.

Key Topics Covered

A. Executive Summary

B. The Global Pharmaceutical Industry - A Brief Profile

B.1 Industry Definition

B.2 Industry Overview

B.3 Industry Forecast

C. TRIPS and the Global Pharmaceutical Industry

C.1 Introduction

C.2 Product Patents and Prices of Medicines

C.3 Product Patents and Research and Development

C.4 Patents and Technology Transfer

C.5 Flexibility in the Agreement

D. Pharmaceutical Industry in South Africa

D.1 Industry Overview

D.2 Industry Value and Market Share

D.3 Industry Segmentation

D.4 Industry Forecast

E. Competition in the Industry

F. Leading Players in the Market

G. Appendix

H. Glossary of Terms

Companies Mentioned

- Aspen Pharmacare Holdings

- GlaxoSmithKline

- Pfizer

- Sanofi-Aventis

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vd5jfm/pharmaceutical

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