The price ceiling has been revised as per National List of Essential Medicines 2015 (NLEM). The new revision list notified by NPPA came into immediate effect.
Prices of 103 Drugs to Become Cheaper After NPPA Cap
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling prices of 103 scheduled formulations of Schedule-I under DPCO 2016.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling prices of 103 scheduled formulations of Schedule-I under DPCO 2016.
‘The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is targeting to fix price for nearly 800 formulations based on National List for Essential Medicines 2015 by May 2016.’
The drug formulation packs include those that are used to treat bacterial infections, cancer, arthritis, and asthma. "National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed/revised ceiling prices of 54 scheduled formulations of Schedule-I under Drugs (Price Control) Amendment Order, 2016 and retail price of two formulations under DPCO, 2013," the regulator said in a statement.
In the month of April, NPPA had fixed prices of 70 drug formulation packs, including those used for the treatment of bacterial infections, tuberculosis and cancer.
SC Tells Central Government to Make Sure That New Policy Will Not Raise Drug Prices
The Supreme Court of India has directed the central government to make sure that medicines will continue to be available at reasonable prices.
The Supreme Court of India has directed the central government to make sure that medicines will continue to be available at reasonable prices.
The prices of essential drugs are fixed by the government based on the simple average of all medicines in a particular therapeutic segment with sales more than one percent.
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The government had notified DPCO, 2013, which covers 680 formulations, with effect from May 15, 2014, replacing the 1995 order that regulated prices of only 74 bulk drugs.
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