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India becomes world's drugstore during coronavirus pandemic

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Bhopal / Amritsar, Apr 22 (EFE/EPA).-The global coronavirus pandemic has exposed many countries' dependence on foreign-made medicines, with India - the world's largest exporter of generics - once again allowing the export of pharmaceutical drugs following requests from powerful nations.The Indian government had banned the export of 14 substances and their derived formulations, including Acyclovir, an antiviral drug, and several antibiotics.But on Apr. 7, it lifted the ban for all of them, while keeping some restrictions on paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine, which require express authorization.One of the most sought-after medicines by countries affected by the pandemic has been hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that has been used in several clinical studies to combat the novel coronavirus.(Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH/SANJEEV GUPTA).FOOTAGE SHOWS PHARMACIES IN BHOPAL AND AMRITSAR, INDIA.

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