New Report Examines How To Launch A Medicine Or A Product In French Pharmacies

Main Category: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry
Article Date: 17 Aug 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Launching a Medicine or a Product in French Pharmacies" report to their offering.

Many foreign companies would like to sell their products, medicinal or not, to French pharmacies but do not know how about doing so.

This study describes in detail:

- What the different regulatory statuses are
- How the distribution of drugs is organized in France
- What sales force they can rely on
- Who the wholesalers are and what do they have to offer
- Who they can depend on to manage their logistics

Products Mentioned:

-OTC products
-Medical devices
-Parapharmacy products

Key Topics Covered: -French environment
A short introduction to: the legal status of various products, the pharmaceutical monopoly on medicines, the economic has chosen to outsource. Typology, services, cost, turnover, type of portfolio, list of all key players.

-Depositaries
Laboratories can distribute their pharmaceutical products themselves, or they can rely on external help, namely depositaries. Regulation, services, link with wholesalers, cost, list of all key depositaries.

-Pharmacy coops
Pharmacies unite in groups to build their strength. History, regulations, services, strategies, role of group purchasing organizations, logistics, link with wholesalers.

- Wholesalers
Wholesalers are the interface between laboratories and pharmacies. They buy goods from laboratories and distribute them to each pharmacy. Regulations, market organization, other services such as call centres, depositaries, direct sales networks, software designers, list of all key wholesalers.

-Recommendations
How to optimize the use of each trade channel depending of the type of medicine (reimbursed, non-reimbursed), and the type of products (medicine, medical device, dermocosmetics, food supplements, etc.).

- Methodology
Companies Mentioned:

- AFIPA
- AFSSAPS
- Alliance Healthcare
- Alphega
- Arvem
- Call marketing
- Cedel Pharma
- Ceido
- Celtipharm
- Cerp Lorraine
- Cerp Rhin Rhone Mediterranee
- Cerp Rouen
- CMC
- Coop. Pharmacien Ile de France
- CSP
- Depolabo
- Depolabo
- DFG Performance
- DGX
- Direct Log
- Direct Medica
- Dynapharm
- Etradi
- Eurodep
- Europharmacie
- Evolupharm
- Evrard DPE
- ForumSante
- Geodis
- Giphar
- Giropharm
- Idim
- La Semes
- MBO Pharma,
- Nepenthes
- OCP
- Optipharm
- Performance Directe
- Pharmactiv
- PharmaDep
- Pharmareference
- Pharminov
- PharmUp
- Phoenix Pharma
- Plus pharmacie
- PMS
- Premiere Ligne
- Pressuma
- SOFIP,
- Teleperformance Rhone Alpes
- Vivactis

For more information visit www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7d5871/launching_a_medici.

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