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Domestic branded generic formulations market can grow at 10-12%: Industry

Cadila Healthcare Chairman Pankaj Patel said the market can grow when there is overall growth

A large drug firm has 12-15 therapy divisions, and if each launches a few drugs, the company brings to the market 30-50 brands a year.
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Dilip Shanghvi, managing director of Sun Pharmaeuticals, said the industry growth will be few percentage points more than the GDP growth

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The pharma industry captains feel the domestic branded generic formulations market can grow at 10-12 per cent annually for the next few years.

Speaking at a conference, Cadila Healthcare Chairman Pankaj Patel said the market can grow when there is overall growth, and the GDP grows, because most of the spend is still out of the pocket. He feels that the market can clock 10-12 per cent growth over the next few years. 

Dilip Shanghvi, managing director of Sun Pharmaeuticals, said the industry growth will be few percentage points more than the GDP growth. As life expectancy increases, the sales of the

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