India Pharma In 2019: Buy, Build And Beware (Patient Power And Amazon)
Executive Summary
2019 promises to be action-packed for Indian firms as they stay hungry for M&A and on course to transition to a more innovation-led play. But election year surprises in India, rising patient awareness, and the entry of non-traditional players like Amazon could well up the variable quotient for pharma, industry pundits tell Scrip.
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