aluminum caps used in injections), currently involved only in sales and marketing in India,
established a manufacturing base. It will only manufacture the core product, the raw material
for which will be imported from the US and Germany. The pharmaceutical drug makers have
generated significant employment. For example, J&J, India, employs 3500 direct employees
and 7000-8000 indirect employees in both, white collar and blue collar jobs. Since the
introduction of product patents, there has been considerable inflow of foreign investment to
this sector, specifically by US companies.