As COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc in India, the ‘World’s Pharmacy’ Exports Slow

As COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc in India, the ‘World’s Pharmacy’ Exports Slow
An Indian pharmacist pulls out a box of medicines from a shelf at a Generic Drug Store at the Victoria Hospital in Bangalore on June 28, 2012. Manjunath Kiran/AFP/GettyImages
Jessica Mao
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India is known as the “world’s pharmacy” because it is a major global supplier of medicinal ingredients. However, the pandemic has slowed India’s pharmaceutical exports. In May, the Reserve Bank of India stated that India’s pharmaceutical industry is heavily dependent on imports of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) from China.
Jessica Mao
Jessica Mao
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Jessica Mao is a writer for The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics. She began writing for the Chinese-language edition in 2009.
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