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Drugmakers Offer to Cap Greece's Medicines Bill

05.11.2012 - International drug companies have offered to cap the total amount the Greek government has to pay for its medicines in a bid to resolve a crisis that is jeopardising both the...

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Germany's Merck Halts Supply of Cancer Drug to Greek Hospitals

03.11.2012 - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget...

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Greece Fights Drug Shortages by Suspending Exports

24.10.2012 - The Greek government, battling a shortage of many medicines, has suspended all drug exports in the wake of a fresh round of price cuts, according to a notice from the country's...

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Bayer CEO Says Greek Euro Exit May Help

02.09.2012 - Leaving the euro zone could help Greece to recover economically and prevent the region's debt crisis from spreading, the head of German drugmaker Bayer was quoted as saying in a...

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Greek Health System Crumbles under Weight of Crisis

15.06.2012 - Greece's rundown state hospitals are cutting off vital drugs, limiting non-urgent operations and rationing even basic medical materials for exhausted doctors as a combination of...