According to Wall Street Journal, India is the world’s largest provider of generic drugs, accounting for a fifth of global supply. In 2022, India was the third largest supplier of pharmaceutical imports to the US, behind Mexico and China.<br>
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The FDA said that overreliance on cheap medicines can put patients at risk, and about&nbsp;60 percent of drug shortages&nbsp;are linked to quality problems.

The FDA said that over reliance on cheap medicines can put
patients at risk, and about 60 percent of drug shortages are
linked to quality problems.{ai:summary}<p>The US is experiencing dire drug shortages due to major quality-control issues at an Intas Pharmaceuticals factory in India. Chemotherapy drugs used to treat certain cancers, including breast, lung and prostate have been pulled from shelves. The shortage has caused cancer patients to receive low drug doses, wait longer between treatments, or switch to other drugs that cause significant side effects. Only 83 percent of India's drug manufacturing facilities met safety and quality standards, compared to 93 percent in the US and 90 percent in China. The US has recently seen other products made by Indian manufacturers with quality issues, including contaminated eye drops resulting in a massive bacterial outbreak. #health</p>

India’s faulty pharmaceutical factories cause shortages of drugs in the US: report

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