It is too premature to permit exports of Chloramphenicol, Chloramphenicol Palmitate and, Erythromycin Salts.
Chloramphenicol is made from L-Base which is exclusively manufactured in China by 1or 2 manufacturers..
Erythromycin Salts viz Erythromycin Stearate
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Chloramphenicol is made from L-Base which is exclusively manufactured in China by 1or 2 manufacturers..
Erythromycin Salts viz Erythromycin Stearate
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Erythromycin Estolate and Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate from Erythromycin Thiocynate..
Erythromycin Thiocyanate is manufactured by 4-5 manufacturers in China..Outside China, only #AbbottInc is manufacturing it..
Coincidently, Azithromycin which is currently in news for
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Erythromycin Thiocyanate is manufactured by 4-5 manufacturers in China..Outside China, only #AbbottInc is manufacturing it..
Coincidently, Azithromycin which is currently in news for
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+ treatment of #CoronaVirus infection is also manufactured from Erythromycin Thiocynate.
China is the biggest manufacturer of Azithromycin in the world..China had built up huge surplus capacity of Azithromycin as a result of which its prices had crashed frm US$ 185/kg in 2010
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China is the biggest manufacturer of Azithromycin in the world..China had built up huge surplus capacity of Azithromycin as a result of which its prices had crashed frm US$ 185/kg in 2010
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+ to US$ 75 in 2017..Many manufacturing units in China had to close down due to heavy loses..
Further, with the onset of summer to be followed by monsoon, India will soon require, for its domestic consumption large quantities of Chloramphenicol which is essentially prescribed
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Further, with the onset of summer to be followed by monsoon, India will soon require, for its domestic consumption large quantities of Chloramphenicol which is essentially prescribed
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+ for the treatment of conjunctivitis and typhoid..Erythromycin Stearate and Erythromycin Estolate are required for the treatment of respiratory tract infection in monsoon season..
Since China has still not resumed its factories at full potential and, also China will not let+
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Since China has still not resumed its factories at full potential and, also China will not let+
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+ go, this opportunity, there is full likelyhood that China will not supply enough quantities of L-Base and Erythromycin Thiocynate to Indian consumers for next 5-6 months..
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I, therefore request @narendramodi ji to ban export of Chloramphenicol and Erythromycin salts (both API and formulations) with immediate effect..
I, also request PM Modi to instruct DPCO price fixation committee to increase the prices of these pharmaceuticals immediately+
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I, also request PM Modi to instruct DPCO price fixation committee to increase the prices of these pharmaceuticals immediately+
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+ in view of INR depreciation and higher CIF prices of L-Base and Erythromycin Thiocyanate..Otherwise reputed companies will not manufacture these products and inferior quality will be pushed in the market..
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