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India reacts to COVID-19, surging exports with key drug export restrictions

China 3053 Coronavirus 511 Health Care 363 India 553 U.S. 5404

The Indian government has restricted exports of 13 health care products including acetaminophen, B-complex vitamins, birth control and antibiotics in both powder and pill formats. It’s not clear how the restriction will work but it is arguably one of the most significant non-China supply chain disruptions since the COVID-19 outbreak. Indian exports of the products covered fell 33.6% year over year in the 12 months to Nov. 30. Exports to the U.S. – which represented 11.9% of the total Indian exports including shipments by Sun Pharma and Granules India – were an outlie...

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