How Much of the Problem of Generic Drug Bioequivalence Is Due to Indian Manufacturing?

Executive Summary

  • Bioequivalence is the similarity of a generic drug to the original.
  • Generics have a known issue with bioequivalence that is often discussed separately from the topic of Indian manufacturing.

Introduction

Two issues that deeply intersect but are not discussed in unison are the significant variance between generics and the original drug and how India manufactures around 40% of all generics (and growing) and has, on average, poor quality in their drugs matching the original.

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