ABSTRACT
China is expected to become the fifth largest drug market in the world by 2010. Growth will be driven by factors such as an increasingly ageing population, large market size (urban and rural), government support in restructuring the highly fragmented industry, IPR policies, as well as increasing life expectancy.
China will remain an attractive location to foreign drug companies, because China offers many advantages in terms of the size of its marketplace, the relatively easy access to patients who are available for clinical trials, and lower clinical trial costs.
China has made considerable progress towards an improved standard of living for its population, including better health, reduced levels of poverty, and strong macroeconomic growth. The market for high quality, patient-oriented healthcare services is small, but growing steadily. Most Chinese lack health insurance and only a fraction of the population can afford top-end Western medical care. Currently, there are many successful foreign and joint venture healthcare service providers already in China. Their experiences point to growing opportunities for foreign companies looking to invest in this segment of the market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY GROWTH
- INDUSTRY GROWTH
- PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET
- POTENTIAL
- DRIVERS OF CHINESE
- PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
- DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
- DISEASE PROFILE
- DRUGS WITH LARGEST MARKET
- SCOPE
- PRODUCT STRATEGIES
KEY TRENDS
- INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
- IMPACT OF WTO MEMBERSHIP
- INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION
- ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
- IMPORTS VS. EXPORTS
- INCENTIVE STRUCTURES
INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
- REGULATIONS
- R&D INVESTMENTS
- R&D EXTERNALISATION
- MANUFACTURING
- DISTRIBUTION
- EXPORTS
- COLLABORATION WITH
- MULTINATIONALS
- ADVANTAGES FOR CHINESE ENTITIES
- ADVANTAGES FOR MULTINATIONALS
- MULTINATIONAL MANUFACTURING
- FACILITIES
- INTERACTIONS WITH US FDA
- CHALLENGES
- FUTURE OUTLOOK POST-REFORM
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
- PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING POLICY
- DRUG PRICING REFORMS PRICING OF DRUGS PROFIT MARGINS
- MARKET LIBERALISATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS INCENTIVES
- RATIONALISATION OF MARKET SFDA CLASSIFICATION
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES
- CHINESE BUSINESS NETWORKS NEGOTIATION
- THE POLITICAL SYSTEM THE LEGAL SYSTEM
- MACRO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
- GOVERNMENT ROLE RESEARCH INITIATIVES CHALLENGES
CHINESE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- KEY TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE
- MAJOR DISEASES
- DISEASE PREVENTION MECHANISMS
- PAST EXPERIENCES
- HEALTH CARE DELIVERY NETWORK EVOLVING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY NETWORK
- HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CHANGES STRUCTURE OF CHINA S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- HEALTHCARE FINANCING
- REGULATIONS
- KEY PLAYERS IN THE CHINESE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- HOSPITALS
- STATE-OWNED HOSPITALS HOSPITAL FUNDING
- FOREIGN INVESTORS IN CHINESE HEALTHCARE
- JOINT VENTURES
- LESSONS FROM THE PAST CHALLENGES FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
- RURAL HEALTHCARE
- URBAN HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL GOVERNMENTAL PRIORITIES IN HEALTHCARE
- HEALTHCARE REFORMS IN CHINA HEALTHCARE POLICY
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- HEALTHCARE FINANCING REFORMS
- NATIONAL ESSENTIAL DRUG LIST (NEDL)
- HEALTHCARE INSURANCE IN CHINA
- CHARACTERISTICS
- HEALTHCARE INSURANCE REFORMS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS AND DEVICES MARKET
- TOP SELLING PRODUCT CATEGORIES MARKET DYNAMICS
- MULTINATIONAL PRESENCE COMPETITION
- KEY MARKET CHARACTERISTICS OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLOIT MARKET REGULATORS AND THEIR ROLES
- CHALLENGES
- STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
CHINA S MEDICAL INSURANCE MARKET
- IMPACT OF WTO
- INSURANCE REGULATIONS IN CHINA LIBERALISATION OF INSURANCE INDUSTRY
- DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- POTENTIAL FOR INSURANCE MARKET IN CHINA
- URBAN MEDICAL INSURANCE RURAL MARKET FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE
- INDUSTRY CHALLENGES FUTURE DIRECTIONS
CHINA S DRUG PRICING REFORM AND DRUG PRICING POLICY
- CHALLENGES IN THE CHINESE DRUG PRICING SYSTEM
- CHINA S DRUG PRICING REFORMS FUTURE OF CHINA S DRUG PRICING REFORMS
CHINA S OTC DRUG MARKET
- FOREIGN ENTRANTS REGIONAL VARIATIONS RETAIL MARKET
- COSMETICS MARKET
CLINICAL TRIALS MARKET
- CLINICAL TRIAL REQUIREMNETS FOR THE LOCAL MARKET
- CLINICAL TRIAL REGULATIONS CLINICAL TRIALS AND CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN CHINA BENEFITS FOR CHINESE INDUSTRY BENEFITS FOR FOREIGN PLAYERS CHALLENGES
- RECOMMENDATIONS
PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTION IN CHINA
- STATE CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
REGULATORY ISSUES FOR NEW DRUGS IN CHINA
- HISTORY OF NEW DRUG REGULATION IN CHINA
- CLASSIFICATION OF NEW DRUGS IN CHINA
- DRUG REVIEW PROCESS
- NEW DRUG REVIEW TIME
- NEW DRUG MARKETING EXCLUSIVITY CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS
- IMPORTED DRUGS
- CLASS 1 NCE REGISTRATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION ISSUES
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN CHINA ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION CHANGING IP PROTECTION REGIME ADAPTATION OF CHINESE FIRMS
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
- POPULARITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) IN CHINA FORMS OF TCM
- TCM DRIVING THE HEALTH FOOD INDUSTRY
- POPULARITY OF TCM OUTSIDE OF CHINA
- GLOBAL SCOPE FOR CHINESE TCM
FORECASTS FOR THE FUTURE
STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE
- STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR CHINESE FIRMS
- GENERICS
- TRADITIONAL MEDICINE NCEs RESEARCH
- SUPPORT FOR NEW ENTERPRISES GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LIST OF TABLES
- Table 1: Leading Chinese Provinces By Pharmaceutical Sales
- Table 2: Drugs With Largest Market Scope
- Table 3: Fastest Growing Therapeutic Categories
- Table 4: Registration Procedure For Pharmaceutical Imports
- Table 5: Foreign Invested Pharmaceutical Firms
- Table 6: Collaboration Between Chinese Firms And Foreign Mncs
- Table 7: Government-Set Profit Margins For Drug Types In China
- Table 8: Death Rate Of Major Diseases In Urban Areas
- Table 9: Death Rate Of Major Diseases In Rural
- Table 10: Percentage Of Children Vaccinated For Various Diseases
- Table 11: Foreign Insurance Companies In China
- Table 12: Leading Pharmaceutical Categories In China s Retail Market
- Table 13: Leading Imported Pharmaceutical Categories In China s Retail Market Table
- 14: Leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturers In China s Retail Market Table
- 15: Leading Pharmaceutical Products In China s Retail Market By Sales Table
- 16: Leading Pharmaceutical Categories In China s Retail Market By Volume
TABLE OF FIGURES
- Figure 1: Size Of Chinese Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry
- Figure 2: Break-Up Of Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms Based On Ownership Structure
- Figure 3: Break-Up Of Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms Based On Output
- Figure 4: Break-Up Of Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms Based On Output
- Figure 5: Break-Up Of China s Drug Market Profile
- Figure 6: Projected Break-Up Of China s Drug Market Profile In 2010
- Figure 7: Size Of China s Pharmaceutical Exports
- Figure 8: Chinese Political System
- Figure 9: Number Of Biotechnology Companies In China
- Figure 10: Sales Of Biotechnology Products In China
- Figure 11: Biotechnology Patents Granted In China
- Figure 12: Mapping Of The Chinese Government Network In Healthcare
- Figure 13: Chinese Healthcare Expenditure
- Figure 14: Healthcare Expenditure As A % Of Gnp
- Figure 15: Chinese Healthcare Network
- Figure 16: Size Of China s Medical Equipment Market
- Figure 17: Insurance Premium Growth In China
- Figure 18: Density Of Life Insurance In China
- Figure 19: Penetration Of Life Insurance In China
- Figure 20: OTC Pharmaceutical Sales In China
- Figure 21: Retail Pharmaceutical Outlets In China
- Figure 22: China s Otc Drug Distribution Pattern
- Figure 23: China Drug Distribution Network