India drug industry lobby hits back at antibiotic pollution claims

By Zeba Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) – The head of an Indian drugs industry lobby group on Thursday said media reports linking pollution in some lakes and rivers to factories making antibiotics were not accurate and that drug factories were in compliance with local environmental rules. India’s $17 billion drugs industry is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of antibiotics.

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India drug industry lobby hits back at antibiotic pollution claims