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The Drug Marketing and Manufacturing Association (DMMA) has warned that the growing regulatory burden could force widespread closure of small and medium-sized pharmaceutical units in Gujarat and sought urgent government intervention to safeguard the industry. The association has warned that the shutdown of units would have a huge impact on pharma exports and trigger job losses.

Over 30 pharma associations (DMMA, Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs, Laghu Udyog Bharti, state associations from Himachal (HDMA), Haryana, Karnataka, etc.) have jointly appealed to Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), and submitted a detailed representation outlining the...