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Boston, MA -- (SBWire) -- 10/09/2014 --Germany's medicine pricing regime will continue to restrict drugmakers' revenue streams. T he price freezes, cuts and discounts implemented in Germany are having a contagious effect, putting further pressure on drugmakers looking to benefit from marketing their products in other European markets. Despite this situation, Germany will remain an attractive market to drugmakers. The long-term and clear nature of the price measures implemented by the government can be viewed as a restructuring of the country's medicine pricing methodologies in comparison with the numerous emergency measures implemented by governments in southern Europe - which are highly disruptive to drugmaker s'strategies and revenue streams.

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Headline Expenditure Projections

- Pharmaceuticals: EUR40.02bn (USD52.82bn) in 2013 to EU39.95bn (USD53.53bn) in 2014; -0.2% in local currency terms and 1.3% in US dollar terms.

- Healthcare: EUR303.67bn (USD400.85bn) in 2013 to EUR310.12bn (USD415.57bn) in 2014; +2.1% in local currency terms and 3.7% in US dollar terms .

Risk/Reward Rating: In BMI's Q414 Pharmaceutical Risk/Reward Ratings, Germany is ranked as the most attractive pharmaceutical market in the Western European region, which covers 15 key markets.

Key Trends And Developments

- In July 2014, German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim was accused of withholding important evidence from regulators regarding its anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran). The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has alleged that the drugmaker failed to share information with the FDA and the European Medicines Agency about the benefits of monitoring blood plasma levels and adjusting dosages to ensure the safety and effectiveness of Pradaxa. According to BMJ, internal documents of the company from 2011 show that some employees were concerned that if they advise the monitoring of Pradaxa levels it could affect the marketing case for the drug.
- In July 2014, it was reported that German healthcare company

The Germany Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s forecasts for drugs and healthcare expenditure and imports and exports, focusing on the growth outlook for the prescription, OTC, patented drugs and generics market segments.

BMI's Germany Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Report provides industry professionals, strategists, company executives, investors, analysts and sales/marketing heads with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the German pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

Key Benefits

- Benchmark BMI's independent pharmaceutical and healthcare industry forecasts for Germany to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the German pharmaceutical and healthcare market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in the German pharmaceutical and healthcare sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Germany.

- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity) and Competitive Landscape Tables.

Coverage

BMI Industry View & Industry SWOT

An at-a-glance perspective on latest regulatory developments, key forecast indicators and major corporate developments, covering the prescription, OTC and generics markets. The SWOT outlines strategic factors which affect BMI's forecast analysis, and taken together with BMI's political, economic and business environment SWOTS, it gives a complete overview of market climate.

Market Summary

Snapshot of key market characteristics, including total size of pharmaceuticals and healthcare segments, growth drivers, leading therapeutic areas and the competitive landscape.

Regulatory Regime

Details of the industry regulatory framework and key legislation covering the licensing of new products/services, pricing and reimbursements, intellectual property, taxation and advertising, as well as an analysis of the overall regulatory burden.

Industry Developments

Focus on government healthcare reforms, epidemiological trends, company M&As, product launches, market entries, FDI activity, R&D, biotechnology, clinical trials and supply chain issues.

BMI Industry Forecasts

Forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast, including:

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