| PHARMACEUTICALS: |
| Pharmaceutical
Exports Under Pressure, But Domestic Retail Sales Hit 14-Mth High |
6th June 2009 |
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- Annual pharmaceutical exports registered 9%
growth at $8.33 billion in 2008-09 from $7.65 billion in the previous fiscal.
- Exports in March 2009
down to $650 million from $826 million in March 2008.
- March 2009 drug retail sales up by 18.4% compared
with 14.7% in the previous month.
- Drugs worth $580 million (Rs.2,908 crore) sold to
stockists in March 2009.
- Drug retail sales growth in March 2008 was at
19.8%
- Drug retail market is projected to grow by
15%-20% over next few years.
- The domestic pharmaceutical market expected to
touch $30 billion by 2020 from $7.5 billion currently, growing at 12% to 14%
year-on-year.
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| Retail Drug Sales Grows 10% In 2008 |
9th Feb 2009 |
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- Drug sales to retail consumers grew by 9.8% to $6.98 billion (Rs.34,000 crore) in the year 2008..
- Monthly retail drug sales improved significantly in December to 13.3% against a decline of 1.2% in October and 6.8% growth in November 2008.
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