Govt taking steps to reduce country's dependence on imports of antibiotic raw materials

As per the information received from the port offices of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), it stood at 12,006.11 metric tonne (MT) for 2018 and 5,591.44 MT in 2017, Minister of Chemicals& Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda said. In this direction, the government has withdrawn exemption of customs duty on certain categories of bulk drugs/ APIs.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news