A number of foreign firms, including Wyeth, AstraZeneca (maker of Losec, a drug for treating stomach ulcers), and Sanofi-Aventis (a producer of drugs to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder), announced their intention to withdraw from the Taiwan market. All are currently adopting a wait-and-see attitude.
包括惠氏藥廠、生產著名抗胃潰瘍藥「樂酸克」的阿斯特捷利康藥廠，以及抗癲癇及躁鬱症藥的賽諾菲安萬特藥廠等，都一度表示打算退出台灣市場，目前還在觀望中。