Quality Concerns Fail to Dent Indian Pharma Exports But Reputation Takes a Hit: Pharmexcil Chief

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Despite multiple complaints raised over the quality of Indian medicines, there is no impact on the export values of pharmaceutical products, said a top pharma official in the Narendra Modi government. “However, it has certainly made a dent in our image,” Udaya Bhaskar, director-general, the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), told News18 while replying to the impact of issues like Gambia and Uzbekistan on pharmaceutical exports. Pharmexcil is an arm that functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Set up under the provisions of Foreign Trade Policy in 2004, it’s a body for promoting pharmaceutical exports from...