The new 100% tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical product will apply to all imports unless the company has already broken ground on building a manufacturing plant in the United States, Trump said.
India, which exported over $120 billion worth of goods to the US last year, risks losing its competitive edge across sectors that have long thrived under relatively low US duties.
Trump’s tariff threats have sent shockwaves through Indian pharma stocks, but analysts argue the real casualty could be the US healthcare system. With India supplying nearly half of US generics, tariffs might hike drug prices and cause shortages—hurting US consumers more than Indian drugmakers.
Motilal Oswal Wealth Management identified Lupin, Mankind Pharma, Piramal Pharma, Ipca Labs, and Max Healthcare as its top picks to capitalise on the robust growth in the domestic healthcare sector.
Temirov stressed the importance of developing effective mechanisms to prevent the entry of low-quality and counterfeit drugs into Uzbekistan’s pharmaceutical market.
VK Paul said Medtech Mitra is a humble initiative launched by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which will pave the way for many potential products in diagnostics.
In the past three months, the stock has risen over 2 percent against a 0.3 percent decline in the Sensex
India will be a dominant part of planning the resilience of supply chains, United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) Commissioner Robert M Califf said
Khemka also says there are many reasons unbranded generics won’t work in India.
Improved pricing and competitive environment in the US and resilient sales in the domestic market aided an uptick in revenue. Easing raw material inflation and lower freight soothed margin pressure.
A slow offtake in the acute season resulted in weaker sales within the segment, dragging overall sales growth in the domestic pharma market in July.
The veteran market investor follows a bottom up approach and likes the sector due to its diverse nature.
Cipla is rolling out plans to launch a generic of Advair while Lupin has got approval for Spiriva
While acute therapies account for a higher share in the Indian pharma market, the chronic segment catching up at a higher speed
Indian drugmakers outperformed multinational pharma players in the Indian Pharma Market in May, a trend that has been going on since the past 12 months.
While growth was expected to touch 9-11 percent, the industry grew at only 5.6 percent, missing by 340 basis points in May 2023.
Not just pharma companies, JM Financial also sees a bright future for diagnostics as well as hospital players in FY24
The impact of this persistent pricing erosion was felt in the US revenues of companies like Alkem Laboratories, Gland Pharma, and Biocon, among others.
Analysts are also concerned about the lack of optimism in the management's commentary on margins improving.
While only two large-cap players have firmed up plans to embark on this route, analysts expect other players too to follow suit, albeit majorly for key drugs, thanks to the gains involved in simultaneously filing for new launches from two sites.
A recession in global markets, especially in the US, might actually be a good news for India, as the domestic Information Technology sector could win some outsourcing contracts that were earlier for US-based companies, says Tata Mutual Fund’s Meeta Shetty
Pharma companies are likely to experience a recovery in margins, thanks to the easing of raw material costs and a reduction in price erosion in the US market.
The industry leaders say they are waiting for the fine print of the programme aimed at supporting innovation in the pharma sector
The government will also encourage the pharma industry to invest in research and development in specific priority areas
Brokers remain positive about the acquisition and believe in the growth potential of Deuroxolitinib, which is a part of Concert's patent portfolio