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Coronavirus outbreak: Don't panic over supplies, says pharma industry

Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi said the industry and government were working closely to reduce dependence on one country

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Sohini Das Neha Alawadhi Mumbai/New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Feb 29 2020 | 1:42 AM IST

Amid rising cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the captains of Indian pharma industry on Friday said there was no reason to panic over drug supplies in the domestic market. The industry, however, was unanimous that high level of dependence on one geography for key raw materials had to be reduced to mitigate risks.

Meanwhile, Gujarat-based Cadila Healthcare has launched an accelerated research programme for developing a vaccine for Covid-19 with multiple teams in India and Europe. Pankaj R Patel, chairman of Cadila Healthcare, said the vaccine candidate should be ready in 8-10 months with support from the regulators. “We felt

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