Znaczenie przemyslu farmaceutycznego dla polskiej gospodarki. (Pharmaceutical industry contribution to the development of Polish economy.)

The pharmaceutical industry is a rapidly developing branch of the national economy. Polish pharmaceutical market, bringing the yearly profits of billions of zlotys, has a substantial impact on the economic development of the country. The main objective of this article is to determine the share of industry in GDP, the role of the pharmaceutical industry in country development, in science and technology progress, in trade balance, etc. Attempt was made to estimate the potential for investments in Poland and prospects of further branch development.