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Coronavirus: Drug shortage fears as India limits exports
Source: BBC
Coronavirus: Drug shortage fears as India limits exports
4 March 2020
There are fears of global shortages of some common drugs after India limited the export of certain medicines due to the coronavirus.
The world's biggest supplier of generic drugs has restricted exports of 26 ingredients and the medicines made from them.
The restricted drugs include Paracetamol, one of the world's most widely-used pain relievers.
It comes as many drug ingredient makers in China remain shut or cut output.
India's drug makers rely on China for almost 70% of the active ingredients in their medicines, and industry experts have warned that they are likely to face shortages if the epidemic continues.
"Even drugs that aren't produced in China get their base ingredients from China. Globally there could be a shortage if China and India both get hit," warned analyst Shaun Rein from the China Market Research Group.
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4 March 2020
There are fears of global shortages of some common drugs after India limited the export of certain medicines due to the coronavirus.
The world's biggest supplier of generic drugs has restricted exports of 26 ingredients and the medicines made from them.
The restricted drugs include Paracetamol, one of the world's most widely-used pain relievers.
It comes as many drug ingredient makers in China remain shut or cut output.
India's drug makers rely on China for almost 70% of the active ingredients in their medicines, and industry experts have warned that they are likely to face shortages if the epidemic continues.
"Even drugs that aren't produced in China get their base ingredients from China. Globally there could be a shortage if China and India both get hit," warned analyst Shaun Rein from the China Market Research Group.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51731719
