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IGBA Criticizes Export Restrictions

Supply Disruptions Are Counter-Productive During Coronavirus Crisis

 
• By Dave Wallace

National export restrictions on medicines have been slammed by the international off-patent pharmaceutical industry as being “counter-productive” during the coronavirus crisis. The IGBA is instead urging international co-operation and transparency, pointing to a positive example of supply-chain connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Export Bans Have Been Slammed By The IGBA • Source: Shutterstock

Restrictions on pharmaceutical exports imposed by countries in the context of the coronavirus pandemic are “counter-productive in responding to a global public health crisis,” the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has warned.

At the start of March, India caused waves in the off-patent industry by imposing export restrictions on 13 active pharmaceutical...

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