Covid-19 Impact: Pharma companies feel the pain as prices of key inputs shoot up

According to the data available with Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil), the cost of paracetamol has gone up from Rs 250-300 kg to 400-450 kg. “Similarly, ‘montelukast sodium’ (an anti-asthma drug) is trading between Rs 52,000 and Rs 58,000 per kg, compared with Rs 33,000-38,000 per kg a few months ago.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news