Coronavirus API Supply Impact A ‘Big Wake Up Call’ For India
IPA President Satish Reddy Says Government And Industry Must Act Promptly
Executive Summary
Satish Reddy, president of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance and chair of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, says that the government and domestic industry have to act promptly, and in tandem, to regain India’s glory days of dominance in active pharmaceutical ingredients and avoid a public health problem.
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