India?s pharmaceutical, life sciences and medical equipment markets are in the throes of rapid modernization. Drug discovery is underway among large Indian pharmaceutical firms; themselves ramping up research to levels formerly unseen. Consolidations are occurring among drug companies, hospital groups, medical distributors and retail druggists and new service offerings are springing up such as contract research. Finally, India?s adherence to new stricter intellectual property laws is changing generic drug manufacturing and sales. The 2005 Indian Medical Market Report provides an overview of this emerging healthcare market. The report includes salient narratives on top industry players, sector-specific and general economic statistics and important contact information to augment your firm?s research. The 2005 Indian Medical Market Report is your firm?s roadmap to one of Asia?s key emerging markets and includes information on key therapeutic areas targeted by Indian drug companies as well as important joint venture information. The Report also includes information on new pharmaceutical and biotechnology polices and regulatory oversight and a look at the changing face of drug and medical equipment distribution.