Indian pharmaceutical market News
Gupta (79), founded Lupin in 1968 and created a global pharmaceutical major with a presence in over 100 countries.
A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, safety, route of administration, quality, performance, intended use and risks.
The company, which had forayed into the growing Indian pharmaceutical market by buying a majority stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2008 for Rs 22,000 crore, sold over 21 crore shares in Sun Pharma.
The government has stripped drug pricing authority NPPA of powers to cap prices of non- essential drugs after its recent order triggered industry protests.
The Indian pharmaceutical market will continue to grow in the double digits, representing a better growth opportunity than many other geographic markets, Moody's Investors Service says.
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