Quality is the big concern, so it appears the big competition is between India and China for the the future of pharmaceuticals....BD
Pharmaceutical information group IMS Health Inc said last year's first okay from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a Chinese generic -- a copy of AIDS drug nevirapine -- was a sign of things to come.
China is already the world's biggest producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), the chemical raw materials needed to manufacture medicines, but to date it has not been a significant supplier of finished generic pills.
The result will be increased competition in a generic drugs industry that is already struggling with tumbling prices."In order to ensure their success in the market, the Chinese manufacturers are likely to undercut all others on price," IMS said in its annual Intelligence.360 report.
Quality is the big concern, so it appears the big competition is between India and China for the the future of pharmaceuticals....BD
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