Health Desk- 6 March, 2020: There are fears of global
shortages of some common drugs after India limited the export of certain
medicines due to the coronavirus.
The world's biggest supplier of generic drugs has restricted
exports of 26 ingredients and the medicines made from them.
The restricted drugs include Paracetamol, one of the world's
most widely-used pain relievers.
It comes as many drug ingredient makers in China remain shut
or cut output.
India's drug makers rely on China for almost 70% of the
active ingredients in their medicines, and industry experts have warned that
they are likely to face shortages if the epidemic continues.
"Even drugs that aren't produced in China get their
base ingredients from China. Globally there could be a shortage if China and
India both get hit," warned analyst Shaun Rein from the China Market
Research Group.
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