Pakistan Pharmas Surpass MNCs In Local Sales
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry now has more sales than foreign drug makers, according to a university pharmacy director. He attributed the success to increased local drug-making, a new ability to import cancer drugs from India and production of biotechnology items the new success. The professor also cited a relaxation of patent rules allowing Pakistani drug makers to produce generics, thus enabling a significant increase in company sales to about $1.7 billion. (Click here for more