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Proposed US tariffs on generic drugs unfeasible for India

July 22, 2026, 03:24 PM - 5 min read

Indian pharmaceutical industry leaders expressed strong reservations regarding proposed US tariffs on generic drugs, stating that absorbing rates up to 200 per cent remains impossible for manufacturers operating on thin margins.

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India supplies over 40 per cent of generic drugs used in the US, including treatments for chronic diseases, cancer, and infectious conditions

‘Tariffs on Indian pharma would burden American consumers’

August 7, 2025, 06:51 PM - 4 min read

India’s Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil) said on Thursday that exempting drug formulations and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) from tariffs reiterates that India manufactures low-cost essential generic drugs and any rise in their costs will ultimately burden the American consumers.

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No branded drugs, doctors must prescribe generics only: SC

May 2, 2025, 10:09 PM - 3 min read

The Supreme Court has recommended that doctors across India be mandated to prescribe only generic medicines, as is already done in Rajasthan. The court said such a move would counter unethical pharmaceutical marketing, reduce drug costs, and prevent irrational prescriptions influenced by corporate incentives.

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