Tamro Sweden

Total pharmaceutical sales in Sweden during February–July 2008 were EUR 1,528 (1,512) million in pharmacy purchase prices (PPP), which represents growth of 4% at constant exchange rates (CER) compared to the same period in the previous year. The labour conflict between nurses and County councils had a negative effect on pharmaceutical sales during May.

Tamro Sweden’s net sales during February–July 2008 were EUR 767 (853) million, a decrease of 10%. The main reason was the increased share of consignment business which is not accounted as sales.

Tamro’s average market share for February–July 2008 remained at 53%. The company employed an average of 459 (445) people.

Apoteket AB continued to prepare for the new market structure. The Parliament decided to form a temporary owner company of Apoteket named “Apoteket Omstrukturering AB”, which will arrange the sale of several hundred pharmacies and form a new platform for Apoteket’s activities in a liberalised market. A decision was also made to establish a state-owned service company to be in charge of the infrastructure for pharmacies in the new market. The implementation of the new, liberal pharmacy legislation was postponed to 1 July 2009.