Aurobindo was scheduled to acquire the portfolio with an upfront purchase price of $900 million in cash
A mutual decision to cancel the agreement was taken as approval from US Federal Trade Commission was not obtained within anticipated timelines
Imports from India accounted for 24% of medicines and 31% of medicine ingredients to the United States in 2018, according to the US Food and Drug Administration
Bhaskar explained that some of the orders for institutional supplies mandate the supply of all items committed in their contracts.
Pharma industry officials said the aerial route was the best option available to companies right now, given the congestion at Chinese ports.
Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi said the industry and government were working closely to reduce dependence on one country
India is the largest provider of generic drugs globally, fulfilling about 40 per cent of the generics demand in the US and roughly 25 per cent of all medicines in UK
April-December exports rise 11.5%; estimates peg FY20 numbers at $22 billion
Despite having good demand from across the markets, primarily due to lower prices and easy availability, India controls only 2.4 per cent of global pharma exports
Whenever the domestic economy is not doing well, smart money shifts to export-oriented sectors like pharma
Pharma players to meet DoP to discuss suggestions around implementing ethical marketing practices code
Repositioning an old brand helps expand the footprint, say analysts
Drug makers allowed to tweak product mix or quantity without fresh environment clearance until effluent load is same
Indian companies have also been hit in their global business.
According to Prasad, the relevance of Indian pharma sector as a provider of affordable alternative to the world remains intact
First Indian firm to get contract for supplying generic schizophrenia drug to public hospitals there
Unichem said the product will be commercialised from its Ghaziabad plant
The company said that key points of the observations in Form 483 are the supplier and service provider agreements to be made more robust
Some of the inspections have not yet received a final classification, which raises the potential for OAIs
Iran emerged as a major destination in FY19 with 68% growth after registering negative growth in FY17 and FY18