健亞 明年營運看俏 【2011/11/18 經濟日報】 健亞生技(4130)總經理陳正昨(17)日表示,公司發展特色學名藥及新藥,且廠房皆通過CGMP、PIC/s( 藥廠查廠稽核組織)國際認證,在第七次健保藥價調查後,可望獲得藥價優惠。健亞明年營運可望提升。 健亞將於12月13日正式掛牌上櫃,該公司昨日興櫃參考價17.3元,下跌0.26元;健亞今年前三季稅後純益約3,900萬元,每股稅後純益為0.47元。陳正表示,健亞以發展新藥為主而特色學名藥為輔,雖然是新藥公司但獲利卻逐年成長,截至目前為止,公司已經連續10年保持獲利,明年獲利也可望優於今年。陳正指出,該公司目前廠辦是1997年購買自外商必治妥的GMP工廠,創下國內生技業首例,並於2010年取得國際級的PIC/s查廠認證;因此,陸續獲得國際大藥廠如羅氏(ROCHE )、亞培(ABOTT)等大廠代工訂單。 值得注意的是,健亞將於12月中旬掛牌上櫃,該公司陸續有幾項新藥進入臨床階段,最快兩年內應可望挹注公司營收。其中,包括止吐貼GranPatch將於2013年完成臨床三期試驗並進行新藥查驗登記。
Thursday, November 17, 2011
雙美第二代玻尿酸植入劑年底前獲得中國藥證??!!
Par Pharmaceutical Completes Acquisition Of Anchen
11/17/2011 (RTTNews) - Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (PRX: News ) said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of privately-held Anchen Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing extended release and niche generic products. Headquartered in Irvine, California , Anchen is a profitable, fully-integrated pharmaceutical company with five commercialized products, 27 ANDAs on file with the US FDA, five of which are believed to be first-to-file, and about 26 additional products in development. Anchen has about 200 employees and over 72,000 sq. ft. of expandable manufacturing and warehouse facilities with state-of-the-art equipment. The $410 million purchase price was financed with cash on hand and a $350 million term loan.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Taiwan-made dental implants competitive
Central News Agency 2011-11-15 Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) Taiwan's first dental implant maker, which won a national product award earlier this month, has a competitive advantage in price because of lower costs compared with imported products, a director of the company said Tuesday. The cost of locally made products is half of imported ones, which gives them more competitiveness in the global market, said Liu Ching-chieh, research and development director of Hung Chun Bio-S . Co. said. The firm, which began life as a screw manufacturer, won the eighth National Innovation Award presented by the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry Nov. 7. The company spent four years and nearly NT$300 million (US$9.9 million) to become a player in the industry, Liu said. The Kaohsiung-based manufacturer now has a nearly 5 percent market share in Taiwan since it entered the market a year ago, where about 250,000 dental implants are used every year. Before the company was able to mass produce its implants, it had to acquire certification from the Department of Health following years of research in collaboration with Taipei Medical University. Taiwan reported a 17 percent-20 percent annual growth in the number of implants used over the past decade, compared with a 25 percent increase in the emerging market in Aisa overall, according to Liu.
99年COPD死亡人數5197人 總醫療花費近兩百億!!
COPD傷肺年奪五千人命 年耗健保兩百億 2011-11-15 【中廣新聞】 慢性阻塞性肺病COPD無法治癒,每年醫療支出近兩百億,奪走超過五千人性命,分析其中九成是吸菸或二手菸暴露造成,有鑑於國內成年男吸菸率是美英加的1.6倍,二手菸暴露近兩成五,世界COPD日前夕,國健局強調,戒菸對預防COPD重要性,疾呼戒菸與避免二手菸暴露是預防與減輕COPD惡化的唯一選擇。統計國內91年到98年間,每年因為慢性阻塞性肺病死亡人數約五千人,到了99年更達到5197人,居當年主要死因第七位,分析當年度健保資料,門診與住院個案超過七十萬人,總醫療花費近兩百億。 國民健康局提醒,每四位吸菸者就有一位罹患COPD,罹病後無法治癒,吸菸越久,對肺部不可逆的傷害也越大,從長期咳嗽、多痰到呼吸困難,末期患者幾乎離開不了呼吸器,嚴重者甚至可能致命,疾呼要預防與治療COPD的第一步就是戒菸。 衛生署衛生教育中心游伯村主任說:「因為COPD與90%吸菸有關係,只要不吸菸就不會有罹患COPD風險的一個行為,在世界COPD日前夕,呼籲吸菸的人應該趕快戒菸。」 統計國內成年男性吸菸率在99年下降到35%,不過仍比美英加等先進國家高出一點六倍,儘管成年女性吸菸率為4.1%,不過家庭二手菸暴露卻高達24.9%,衛生署長邱文達呼籲,目前有一千九百多家醫療院所提供門診戒菸服務,同時提供免付費戒菸專線(0800-63-63-63),除了現行菸害防治措施外,國健局也將提出二代戒菸,進一步降低吸菸率,維護全民健康。