PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN BRAZILIAN HEALTH INNOVATION SYSTEM

摘要

Given the importance of the health industrial complex, which is extensively technological, and the possibility of increasing the competitiveness of their systems through innovation, this research aims to present the structure and development of the pharmaceutical industry within the health innovation system in Brazil. To achieve such goal we used secondary data obtained by means of publications and sites which were organized with the objective of research. The results indicate that, despite the potential for innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, in Brazil there is still a gap in the field, with low investment in R & D for domestic innovation, which makes it dependent on imports and foreign technology. The support policies in innovation and legislation can help this process by providing resources, mainly financial, for R & D investments. Also, the partnerships with universities are critical to research development, making the Brazilian pharmaceutical industry more competitive. This can also be achieved through the production of generic drugs, which have, in the smaller industries, a suitable structure for its production.