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NPPA identifies 634 suspected cases of overchargingAs stipulated under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO) 2013, NPPA fixes ceiling price of essential medicines of Schedule I.
No permission given to hike drug prices beyond limits: GovernmentThe government has brought down the prices of 404 medicines under NLEM 2015 (revised schedule-I) of the Drug Price Control Order 2013, Anan...
126 drugs cheaper by over 40% as govt fixes ceilingGovernment has fixed the ceiling price of 530 essential medicines that has resulted in price reduction of over 40 per cent in case of 126 d...
Government working on revising National List of Essential MedicinesAnanth Kumar said National Pharmaceutical Pricing authority has already fixed the ceiling prices in respect of 521 medicines till date out ...
Government making Parliamentary standing committees irrelevant, says oppositionOpposition parties today charged the government with making Parliamentary Standing Committees "irrelevant" by bypassing them while passing ...
Bring all medicines sold in India under price control: Parliamentary PanelStating that all medicines are essential, a Parliamentary panel has recommended expanding the scope of price control to cover all medicines...
Prices of 509 essential drugs reduced, says pharma pricing authorityNPPA has fixed the ceiling price of 509 essential drugs which led to a reduction in rates by above 40 per cent in case of 127 drugs, Parlia...
Government revisiting Jan Aushadhi scheme to expand reachTo expand its reach across the country, the government is revisiting Jan Aushadhi scheme which was started to make available low-cost medic...
Government forms committee for revising List of Essential MedicinesThere are 680 drug formulations related to 348 bulk drugs listed in NLEM by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
Prices of 440 essential drugs cut: GovernmentThe Minister said of the 440 formulations under NLEM, prices of 113 drugs have been reduced by as much as 40 per cent.
Government plans to replace DPCO with a new legislationAs per the new drugs policy, all strengths and dosages specified in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2011 will be under pric...
Essential drugs to be given free in public health facilitiesEssential medicines are to be provided free of cost in public health facilities in the country to provide affordable health care to the peo...
- NGOs, MP Jyoti Mirdha demand wider drugs under price control
Two health groups & a parliamentarian told a ministerial panel that retail prices of medicines should be fixed on the basis of cost of prod...
- Quality drugs will be imported from India: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on Wednesday said quality drugs will be imported from India to meet the shortage of essential medicines in the country.
- Will India-EU deal make drugs dearer?
Civil society groups have expressed fears that India might bargain away the rights of millions across the world to essential drugs in the n...
- Prices of essential drugs may drop by 30-70%
The government is likely to revise the plan to have a comprehensive new drug policy, which would extend a milder form of price control to 3...
- 'No hike in prices of essential drugs'
There would be no increase in the prices of essential drugs in view of the passing of the third amendment to the Patents Act, Union Health ...