ROLE OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD ECONOMY
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most important sectors of the global economy in the context of population growth, the emergence of new diseases, rising health care costs, etc. The level of development of this industry directly affects the quality and standard of living of the population, the dynamics and nature of demographic changes in the country, the pace of economic development and growth.
Keywords: pharmaceutical industry, world economy, medicines, pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Highlights:
identified the main indicators of the economic impact of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe are identified;
analyzed the costs of research and development in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe, the USA and Japan, as well as in the pharmaceutical sector by region are analyzed;
the main activities of the largest world pharmaceutical companies are considered;
leader countries in terms of global pharmaceutical production and employment in the pharmaceutical industry are identified.
Yana S. Sinitsova, post-graduate student of Peter the Great of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.