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Diabetes to be our focus in India, US: Wockhardt's Habil Khorakiwala

Wockhardt is present in emerging markets like Mexico, Brazil with insulins

Diabetes to be our focus in India, US: Wockhardt's Habil Khorakiwala
Updated On : 14 Feb 2020 | 12:53 AM IST

Reducing risks of US business: Wockhardt chairman Khorakiwala

Wockhardt will increase its focus on developing novel antibiotics and will manufacture the new drugs for US market at third party facilities and company's new manufacturing plant in Dubai.These measures will help the drug maker to derisk its business and tap market opportunities worth billions of dollars, said Wockhardt chairperson Habil Khorakiwala.Wockhardt has been under fire from the US Food and Drug Administration and three of its plants in India (Chikalthana, Waluj and Ankleshwar) are under an import alert on quality compliance issues. The US market which accounted for over half of its business four years ago now only accounts for 20 per cent. The company's stock has slipped 27 per cent on a year on year basis following the setbacks.Khorakilwala, however, is confident that Wockhardt's regulatory troubles will end soon as it is implementing the remediation measures and has carried out automation of its plants.There is another positive development too. Earlier this month ...

Reducing risks of US business: Wockhardt chairman Khorakiwala
Updated On : 18 Apr 2017 | 1:38 AM IST