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Sales decline in US pushes drug makers to evaluate better options in Europe

Europe is the third-largest market for Indian drug makers after the US and Africa

Sales decline in US pushing drug makers to evaluate option in Europe
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Sohini DasAneesh Phadnis Ahmedabad/Mumbai
Slowdown in sales due to drug price erosion in the US is pushing home-grown pharmaceutical companies to evaluate opportunities in Europe.
 
Europe is the third-largest market for Indian drug makers after the US and Africa. Data from IQVIA says that at $35 billion, the European generics market is the world’s second-largest by value after the US. Thus, it is an attractive market for most Indian firms.
 
Among them is Ahmedabad-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals. The firm is in the race to buy Sanofi’s European generics business. Indian peers Intas, Zydus Cadila and Aurobindo Pharma are also in the fray, but