N. Klunko

Impact of globalization on the world

pharmaceutical market trends

In this paper the features of the world globalization have been considered; trends in the global pharmaceutical market have been distinguished; the importance of research and development in the field has been discussed; processes of mergers and acquisitions have been analyzed, features of multinational pharmaceutical companies are analyzed; information on projected growth of pharmaceutical markets in some countries has been presented.

Keywords: globalization, the pharmaceutical industry, alliances, multinational companies.