USFDA lens slow down Indian pharma exports, says CII official

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Nov 18 2019 | 2:45 PM IST

Frequent inspections of Indian plants by the US FDA and subsequent observations slow down the growth of pharma exports even as US-China trade war presents huge opportunities for the drug industry, chairman of CII national committee on pharmaceuticals said G V Prasad said on Monday.

Prasad, also co-chairman and managing director ofDr Reddys Laboratories, said, It (effect of frequent inspections) is quite significant (on India pharma exports). Part of the slow-down is because of that."

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First Published: Nov 18 2019 | 2:45 PM IST

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