The Pharmaceutical Market: Croatia

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	Espicom
Product Type	Report
Pages	66
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	ESP00227

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Summary

Once a prosperous part of Yugoslavia, Croatia's infrastructure was decimated by the civil war of the early 1990s. With the loss of income from its lucrative industries and a sizeable refugee problem, the economy, unsurprisingly, collapsed. In the years following the end of the conflict, government reforms succeeded in producing modest levels of economic growth, with international aid playing an important part in Croatia's recovery, funding the reconstruction of the country's shattered infrastructure. In 1998, however, the country experienced economic recession in the wake of the Asian and Russian crises, which led to severe funding problems for the public health insurance system.

Healthcare sector reform was initially a priority for the government, replacing outmoded and impractical practices in place under the former Communist regime. A considerable number of healthcare institutions have been renovated and a universal health insurance system implemented. The area of primary care has seen a great deal of development; a consequence of neglect under the pre-war regime. The government is now aiming to bring the performance of the health sector into line with that of other EU member states, through the National Health Strategy 2006-2011. The reform mainly focuses on the healthcare delivery system, healthcare financing and public health.

The pharmaceutical industry in Croatia is relatively small and is dominated by local and regional generic suppliers. Croatia runs a negative balance of trade in finished pharmaceuticals and, in 2006, recorded a negative balance in raw materials for the first time in recent years due to a large decline in the export of antibiotics. Croatia is home to Pliva, one of the world's largest generic manufacturers, although the company was acquired by the USA's Barr Pharmaceuticals in October 2006. Around 66% of the pharmaceutical market is supplied by imports. Germany and Slovenia were the leading suppliers in 2006, accounting for over 30% of imports. the value of imports increased by 10.0% in 2006.

Content

Background Data
- Geography
- Political Overview
- Economic Overview
  - Economic Indicators, 2000-2013
- Population
  - Population, 1961-2001 Censuses
  - Population, 2001-2006, Mid-year Estimates (000s)
  - Population by County, 1991/2001 Censuses
  - Population by Age Group, 2001-2006 (000)
- Demographic Indicators
  - Principal Demographic Indicators, 1998-2006
  - Causes of Death, 2003-2005
  - Deaths by External Causes, 2000-2006
- Morbidity
  - Infectious Diseases
    - Reported Infectious Diseases, 2000-2006
  - HIV/AIDS
    - Reported Cases of HIV/AIDS, 1999-2006
- Charts
  - Map of Croatia
  - Population by Age Group, 2006 (%)
  - Birth, Death and Infant Mortality Rates, 1996-2006
  - Leading Causes of Death, 2005 (%)
Healthcare System
- Organisation & Administration
  - Legal Entities
    - Registered Legal Healthcare Entities, 2004-2006
- Health Expenditure
  - Healthcare Spending under the Health Insurance System, 2002-2006 (HRK millions)
- Hospital Services
  - Hospital Resources
    - Hospital Facilities, 1998-2006
    - Inpatient Beds, 2002-2006
    - Inpatient Beds by Specialty, 2001-2006
  - Hospital Activity
    - Hospital Inpatient Activity, 1988-2006
    - Inpatient Activity by Hospital Type, 2006
    - Hospital Days by Specialty, 2000-2006 (000s)
- Ambulatory Care
  - Outpatient Visits, 1998-2006 (000s)
  - Private Outpatient Facilities
    - Private Doctors' Offices by Specialty, 1996-2006
    - Medical Staff in Private Offices, 1999-2006
  - Specialist services
  - Dental Services
    - Dental Procedures, 1999-2006
  - Emergency Services
  - Women's Healthcare Services
    - Women's Healthcare Services, 1999-2006
  - Pre-school & School Healthcare Services
- Medical Personnel
  - Total Healthcare Workers, 2000-2006
  - Doctors, Numbers & Rate per 000 Population, 1985-2006
  - Physicians in Inpatient Facilities, 2006
  - Physicians in Inpatient Facilities, 2001-2006
  - Dentists
    - Number of Private Dentists, 1999-2006
- Healthcare System
- Charts
  - Registered Legal Entities, 1995-2006 (%)
  - Health Insurance Spending by Category, 2006 (%)
  - Inpatient Beds by Facility, 2006 (%)
  - Inpatient Beds by Specialty, 2006 (%)
Accessing The Pharmaceutical Market
- Introduction
- Regulatory Environment
  - Pharmaceutical Registration
  - Advertising
  - Patent Protection & Intellectual Property Rights
  - Pricing and Reimbursement
- Distribution Channels
- Trade Fairs
  - The International Fair of Medicine, Dentistry, Rehabilitation, Laboratory Equipment and Pharmacy
- Domestic Production
  - Domestic Producers
  - Belupo
  - Pliva
    - Pliva Acquisitions, 1997-2006
    - Pliva Financial Results, 1998-2006 (US$ Millions)
    - Pliva: Revenues by Segment, 2004-2006 (US$ million)
    - Pliva: Revenues by Region, 2004-2006 (US$ million)
  - Research & Development
- Directory
  - Government Organisations
  - Trade Associations
- Charts
  - Number of Pharmacies, 1993-2006