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Teva and Ivax Bet on French Generics

Although generics still account for a paltry percentage of prescription drug usage in France, Ivax and Teva reckon the market is set to grow. Last April Ivax acquired all the products within Merck Sharpe & Dohme; just days later, Teva bought Bayer's French generics business. Teva and Ivax clearly hope that France-the world's fourth largest drug market-will follow its neighbors Germany and the UK, where generics represent a far greater proportion of the total pharmaceutical market.

Although generics still account for a paltry percentage of prescription drug usage in France, Ivax Corp. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reckon the market is set to grow. Last April Ivax acquired all the products within Merck & Co. Inc. 's French subsidiary Laboratoire Merck Sharpe & Dohme (MSD)-Chibret, and just days later, Teva bought Bayer Classics SA , Bayer AG 's French generics business, ranked third in France in 2001 [See Deal][See Deal].

Teva and Ivax hope France—the world's fourth largest drug market—will follow its neighbors Germany and the UK, where generics represent...

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