India’s pharma industry may touch $55 Billion by 2020
India is the largest supplier of medicine to US, and pharmaceutical exports from India raise from $3.44 bn in 2013 to $3.76 bn in 2014. Country’s pharma sector is likely to grow over three-fold to hit $55 billion in the next five years, even as the exports from the sector may slow down to grow at a CAGR of 7.98% owing to stricter regulations in markets such as the US, Russia and Africa, says a report. “Indian pharmaceutical industry is expected to touch $55 billion by 2020 as against the current size of $18 billion but the exports may slow down to grow at a CAGR of 7.98% in value terms due to tightening of regulatory mechanism in top exports markets of US, Russia and Africa,” a joint report by Assocham and TechSci Research reveals. With 70 percent of market share (in terms of revenues), generic drugs form the largest segment of the Indian pharmaceutical sector , Consolidation of pharmacy players is leading to an increase in pricing pressures for generic companies existing in...