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White House shelves tariffs on generic drugs, sparing bitter pill for American patients and Indian pharma companies

The TOI correspondent from Washington: The Trump White House has shelved plans to impose tariffs on generic drug imports in a retreat that will come as a relief to Indian pharmaceutical companies, which account for nearly 50 per cent of generic prescriptions in the US. As importantly, it has also calmed millions of Americans who…

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Not a med emergency: Generic pharma cos spared from harm

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: India’s generic companies are likely to continue in business-as-usual mode as US President Donald Trump’s 100% levy on pharmaceuticals is targeted at branded and patented medicines, but it may also prompt some of them to rethink their playbook.Industry experts told TOI that the country’s largest drugmaker Sun Pharma could face headwinds as its…

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Trump’s 100% pharma tariffs: How bad will India’s pharmaceutical exports be hit? ‘Low-cost generic model may offer cushion’

India exports a significant amount of pharmaceutical drugs to the US. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s latest announcement of 100% tariffs imported branded or patented pharmaceutical products has sent shockwaves through pharma companies around the world.Trump announced on Truth Social that effective October 1, 2025, a 100% tariff will be applicable on imported branded…

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