Sushmi Dey | TNN | Updated: Mar 13, 2020, 02: 24 IST
NEW DELHI: Local drug makers are facing supply disruptions from China for some active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are used in manufacturing medicines for treating coronavirus, industry executives said.
These medicines – antiretrovirals – are manufactured by around five major pharma companies in India and are supplied to various other countries apart from local use. While in the wake of global coronavirus outbreak, the demand for such drugs have surged, China is holding back supplies to meet its own demand.
“Recently, some of the scheduled consignments have not arrived and an informal communication ind