India’s OTC Potential, Regulatory Framework Entice Boehringer Ingelheim
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The family-controlled German drug maker is preparing an entry into the Indian consumer health care segment, a market seeing a flurry of activity from competitors including GSK and Sanofi.
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