• @Dima@feddit.uk
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    94 days ago

    Something like almost half of generic medications are made in India.

    Is this for cancer drugs or generics in general? Only asking because most of the generics I see in the UK are made here, but that might be because I’ve only seen the more common medications and not stuff like cancer drugs.

    Hope you manage to beat the cancer!

    • @mmddmm@lemm.ee
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      44 days ago

      India makes a huge amount of drugs. The UK probably just doesn’t import them.

    • @Bohurt@lemm.ee
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      34 days ago

      You might not see them made in India on the label since the tablet is assembled in UK but the API (the molecule that actually does the job) and additives might be sourced elsewhere. China and India produce a lot of them. They might also sell precursors later used to make API in UK so there might be always some contribution form India / China etc.