Medical medications remain more expensive in Switzerland than in other major European markets, particularly generic medications, which are nearly twice as expensive. Patented medications are also more expensive. The exchange rate, according to Santésuisse and Interpharma, umbrella organizations for Swiss insurers and pharmaceutical research businesses, is
Some 14,000 children and teenagers were put on the scales during the 2019-2020 school year, with 17.1% of them recorded as overweight, the Swiss Health Promotion body said. Overweight in this case means a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25, the association said. Some 4.2% were
Switzerland refused to sign a new treaty with the European Union, threatening its relationship with its biggest trading partner. The Swiss government said the two sides weren’t able to bridge differences on state aid and wage protections, which it described as “key concerns for Switzerland,” in a statement
Swiss voters will soon determine whether or not synthetic pesticides should be outright banned. Are the assertions made by proponents and opponents of the ban accurate? And what is the true effect of pesticides on the population? Let's take a look at the truth.Swiss people
For several years, rubber from old tyres has been used in road building in the United States and Bavaria. Swiss scientists are now looking into whether this type of recycling could be implemented in the country. In Switzerland, about 70,000 tonnes of scrap tyres are produced
Vicky Safra and her children are now owners of Switzerland’s J. Safra Sarasin and Brazil’s Banco Safra. Vicky Sarfaty had just turned 17 when she married the man who would become the world’s richest banker. Five decades later, she’s now the guardian of the vast Safra fortune, built over 180 years
The Supreme Court turned away a petition that sought to challenge two Amgen Inc. patents on the top-selling rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel, ensuring Novartis AG’s Sandoz unit won’t be able to sell a biosimilar of the drug in the U.S. until 2029. The justices declined to hear arguments by Sandoz,
Philip Morris International Inc. is facing a possible import ban of its IQOS heated-tobacco sticks to the U.S. after it lost the first round of a legal trade battle with British American Tobacco Plc. Philip Morris and Altria Group Inc. infringes two patents owned by BAT’s subsidiary Reynolds American Inc., International
Investment manager Partners Group has raised about $450 million for a direct lending fund as demand for private debt surges amid a hunt for higher-yielding assets. With the initial commitments, including leverage, the fund will have that amount to invest so far, but has the potential to grow as it
To raise awareness of the problem, Switzerland has formed a global alliance on missing persons. Hundreds of thousands of people have gone missing as a result of wars or natural disasters around the world.Argentina and Norway have already joined the party, which was revealed on
