Apifarma Portuguese Pharmaceutical Industry Association

The Portuguese Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry – APIFARMA - was established in 1975, and succeeds the National Guild of the Manufacturers of Medicinal Products, in order to contribute to solving the problems of the sector, for the socioeconomic development of the country, for the improvement of health in Portugal and patient access to new therapies. Currently, APIFARMA represents more than 120 companies responsible for the Production and Marketing of Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use, Vaccines, and In Vitro Diagnostics. * * * A Associação Portuguesa da Indústria Farmacêutica (APIFARMA) foi fundada em 1975, sucedendo ao Grémio Nacional dos Industriais de Especialidades Farmacêuticas, instituição criada em 1939. Actualmente, representa mais de 120 empresas responsáveis pela Produção e Importação de Medicamentos para Uso Humano e Veterinário, Vacinas, e Diagnósticos In Vitro.