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Medicine prices in India may soon increase as the ongoing Iran conflict disrupts global supply chains, raising costs of raw materials and solvents for pharmaceuticals. Chemists from Visakhapatnam (Vizag) explain the impact on common medicines. Ex Board Member Naveen from Visakha Chemists Association and Secretary Suman from Vizag Medical Wholesale Association share ground realities.

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01:08Let's go.
02:00So this is Naveen Kumar, I'm the ex-board member for Visakhah Chemists Association.
02:11What is the effect of medicine between the Iran and Iraq war?
02:16Is there any high prices for that?
02:18Yeah, the raw materials which we get from the Middle East is getting high.
02:22They were expecting at least a 30 to 40 percent price hike.
02:25We get some oncology brands, diabetology and hypertension brands from that, which is impacting
02:33the manufacturing costs in other ways also including the transportation, the fuel costs
02:38are going up, which in return has given them the production cost has gone up drastically.
02:45As per the communication received from the companies, they're expecting the prices might
02:49rise up in the coming future.
02:51As of now, we have no shortages or the prices are normal running.
02:56But for the generic brands, the generic companies have already given a communication that the
03:00price will be rising up by 15-20 percent depending upon the production costs and all.
03:05And the recent days, the diabetic patients are very high in the society.
03:10Is there any hikes for the diabetic patients of usage of medicine?
03:14It depends.
03:15Like if you are importing from the Middle East and China, the price impact would be around
03:2030 to 35 percent as per the communication received from the companies.
03:24Nowadays, medicine is the daily need for the so many patients.
03:29Is there any daily need medicines like Paracetamol, the fillcaver, cough and cold?
03:33Is the seasonal disease there?
03:36Is there any hikes for that type of medicine?
03:38Yes.
03:39The Paracetamol, it's rising up by 96 percent.
03:42It depends like the pharma general companies have already have some benchmark prices.
03:47If they're doing with the generic one, the price of the generic price would be matching
03:51for the ethical brand.
03:53So, the price would be raising up 100 percent.
03:56Okay.
03:58Another thing, the shortage.
04:00Because when the war starts, in the recent days, we saw that LPD shortage is there.
04:06Like that, is there any medicine shortage will come or not, according to yours?
04:10As of now, there's no medicine shortage, sir.
04:12As the Indian government is taking proper preventive steps and provide sufficient resources
04:18for the companies to maintain their production just to take care of their people.
04:25And the main thing in the medicine, travelling period, is the major crucial thing.
04:33In Dubai or the Iran area which is located, if we are getting any medicines from Dubai or
04:38the raw materials, which type of materials are we getting to make the medicines?
04:41That would be oncology medicines, diabetic and anti-hypertension medicines, which we are
04:47getting from Middle East and China, sir.
04:49That only this category might be getting impacted mostly.
04:54How much, sir, the money cost will be high in the recent days?
04:58That would be affecting around 25 to 40 percent, sir, depending upon the medicine.
05:05Good evening.
05:06Sorry.
05:06Sorry.
05:07Good afternoon.
05:08Myself, Suman.
05:10Actually, is this...
05:11Secretary.
05:12I'm Secretary of VISAG Medical Whole Cell Association.
05:16Actually, this mainly production cost will be increasing, sir.
05:19That's why some medicines are going to increase that prices, sir.
05:26That is the main thing.
05:28Okay.
05:29As per your distribution discussions, is there any shortage discussions?
05:33I mean, the hike of medicines is very high, no?
05:36Then the patients will definitely be angry about the recent days because LPG shortage is
05:41there and daily needs, some items also we are missing in our groceries.
05:44That's why.
05:45No, sir.
05:46There is no shortage at all, sir.
05:47Only price only going to increase, sir.
05:50Okay.
05:50Is there any...
05:51Are you communicating with the distributors and which type of meetings you are doing?
05:55Actually, just three to four days back only, we are getting information from other companies,
05:59from some companies.
06:01So, we are just preparing ourselves to maintain the sufficient stock, sir.
06:06Okay.
06:06The company is saying what type of information they are giving to you?
06:09They are giving some...
06:10They are showing some brands, they are sending some brands going to increase the percentage
06:15of the medicine, sir.
06:16Okay.
06:16How much percentage is the level increase?
06:18It's for if you will take paracetamol 92% and azithromycin if you will take 22-25% like
06:25that, sir.
06:29If you could do, then see us on the next page.
06:31Thank you very much.
06:31What are you doing?
06:33Thanks, everyone.
06:33Thanks, everyone.
06:33It's a nice question.
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