The Directorate General of Foreign Trade in its notification dated 6th April 2020 has removed the restriction on export of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and formulations including antibiotics, vitamins, and hormones as well as their formulations placed by earlier notification dated 3rd March 2020.
Besides Vitamin B1, B6 and B12, the other APIs and formulations over which the export restrictions have been eased include tinidazole, metronidazole, acyclovir, progesterone, chloramphenicol, ornidazole, formulations made of chloramphenicol, formulations made of clindamycin salts, and formulations made of neomycin. The APIs and formulations included common antibiotics and vitamins.
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