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Research Paper On Pharmaceutical Industry

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Pharmaceutical Sector Report – India Pharmaceutical industry in India is currently worth 36.7 Billion USD which is around 1.85 % of Indian GDP. Out of this the formulations market accounts for around 12.2 Billion USD which is roughly 1.1 % of the global market. The Indian Pharmaceutical industry ranks 13th in terms of value and 3rd in terms of volume sales in the world. This industry has constantly grown after the economic liberalization. Pharmaceutical exports from India have grown at a CAGR of 21 % over the last decade. In FY 201415 the industry has seen a CAGR of 9 % which is expected to rise at around 13 % in 2015-16. 64% of the pharmaceutical produce is currently exported from India while 36% is for domestic use. Sector Overview: Active Pharmaceutical ingredient/ Bulk drugs refers to the ingredients which are used to produce pharmaceutical drugs and pesticides that are biologically active. Formulations on the other hand refers to the therapeutic drugs used for chronic (Neurological, Anti-diabetes, Gastro-intestinal, Cardiovascular etc.) and acute (Antiinfective, Respiratory, Pain, Gynecology etc.) diseases. There are about 10,500 manufacturing units and over 3,000 pharmaceutical companies in India. The Indian market is dominated majorly by branded generics which constitute nearly 70 to 80 per cent of the market. Few of the major companies …show more content…

The Central and State Govt. are responsible to maintain Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The State authorities(like DCO) are responsible for regulating the manufacturing, sale and distribution of drugs, whereas the central authorities (line DCGI) are Chronic responsible for approving new drugs, clinical trials, laying down the standards for Formulations drugs, controlling the quality of imported drugs and coordinating the activities of state drug control

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