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India's pharma lobby bats for drug approvals in line with global markets
According to the OPPI, launching a new drug in India is delayed by up to four years, compared to markets like the US and the European Union.
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India's pharma lobby bats for drug approvals in line with global markets

This affects the launch of innovative and significant products in India. The lobby represents pharma giants including Novartis, Roche, AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Merck. The group blames the delay on complex clinical trial regulations.

The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India(OPPI), which represents prominentmultinational pharma companies, has urged the drug controller to enable parallel approval of drugs in sync with global markets, to expedite the launch of new medicines in India.

The lobby represents pharma giants includingNovartis,Roche,AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Merck.

"OPPI envisions a transformative approach todrug approval processes, advocating for regulations that enable parallel filing of marketing approval applications in sync with major global markets," the pharma lobby group told ET in a statement.

Last month, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) met domestic pharma lobby groups and the foreign players to discuss the challenges around global clinical trials.

"Our dialogue with regulatory agencies emphasises the importance of a predictable regulatory pathway with minimal ambiguity and enabling early access of innovative therapies to patients in India," the OPPI said.