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Top 5 companies:
1. Econofarm S.A.
2. Farmacias y Comisariatos de Medicinas SA –
Farcomed
3. Ecuafarmacias y Asociados S.A.
4. Farmaenlace Cia. Ltda
5. Sinaifarm S.A.
2. Pharmaceutical sector
The sector has generated operational revenues
that exceeded USD$500 million in 2009 at the
national level, whereas $420 million USD corre-
spond to net sales taxed with zero rate.
The pharmaceutical market in Ecuador reached
sales that represented 2% of the total GDP of the
country. The sector has experiences a sales in-
crease of 11% from 2000 to 2008.
Top 5 companies:
1. Laboratorios Biogenet S.A.
2. Bristol-Myers Squibb Ecuador Cia. Ltda
3. Compañía Farmacéutica Vera S.A. COFARVE
4. Merck C.A.
5. Baxter Ecuador S.A.
3. Health Insurance
Numbers prove that a little bit less than 80% of the
total population of Ecuador does not have health
insurance. Saludsa, being the most important
company in the sector, holds 34% of the market
share with a total revenue of $ 105 million USD, 1
370 employees and 282 partners.
Top 5 companies:
1. Saludsa Sistema de Medicina Pre-Pagada del
Ecuador S.A.
2. Medicina Prepagada Cruzblanca S.A.
3. BMI Igualas Medicas del Ecuador S.A.
4. Compañía de Medicina Prepagada Inmedical
Medicina Internacional S.A.
5. Ecuasanitas S.A.
4. Health Services
In 2008, there has been registered an important
increase in the hospital infrastructure of Ecuador.
According to the VII Ekos the Oro magazine, from
665 hospital establishments that existed in the
country in 2002, the number grew up to 771 hos-
pitals in 2008.
Top 5 companies:
1. Manadialisis SA
2. Novaclinica SA
3. Tayana SA
4. Servicios Hospitalarios SA Alboteoton
5. Conjunto Clínico Nacional Conclina CA