Govt asks manufacturers to cut price of 3 anti-cancer drugsThe government has directed manufacturers to lower prices of Trastuzumab, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab after exempting them from customs dut...
29 Oct, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Delhi High Court seeks response from govt, NPPA on Glenmark's pleaDelhi High Court hears Glenmark Pharma's petition against NPPA's pricing order for anti-diabetic drugs, claiming arbitrary pricing and seek...
09 Apr, 2024, 07.31 PM IST
Drug pricing regulator NPPA fixes retail prices of 84 drug formulationsSimilarly, the price of Paracetamol and Caffeine has been fixed at Rs 2.88 per tablet. Besides, the price of one Rosuvastatin Aspirin and C...
03 Jul, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
Torrent’s nasal spray exempted from price cap for five yearsThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) gave its nod to price cap exemption for Torrent’s nasal spray used for pain relief und...
05 Jul, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
NPPA caps price of liquid medical oxygen, medical oxygen cylindersThe Empowered Group 2 also requested NPPA to consider a cap for ex-factory price of oxygen in cylinders in order to ensure supply of oxygen...
26 Sep, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Price cuts will bring down quality of cancer care: Dr BS Ajay KumarDr Ajaykumar says that instead of bringing price cuts, the government should bring cashless healthcare system.
01 Apr, 2019, 01.37 PM IST
J&J distributor found guilty of profiteering after GST rate cutIt was found that the base price of the baby shampoo was increased from Rs 57.24 to Rs 62.10 a piece following the November 15 rate cut.
07 Dec, 2018, 05.52 PM IST
Government extends caps price of knee implants for one more yearProviding relief to patients going for knee implants, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended the ceiling prices ...
14 Aug, 2018, 09.48 PM IST
Surgical strike! Prices of drug eluting stents cutCoronary stents are wire mesh tubes inserted into coronary arteries to clear blockages and prevent heart attacks.
13 Feb, 2018, 09.00 AM IST
Drug eluting stents expected to get cheaperThe maximum price that patients should pay for drug eluting, bioresorbable vascular and biodegradable coronary stents was reduced to Rs 27,...
12 Feb, 2018, 09.39 PM IST
NPPA fixes retail prices of 14 formulationsDrug price regulator has also asked manufacturers to furnish quarterly return regarding production, import and sale of their products.
02 Jan, 2018, 04.45 PM IST
NPPA moves to prevent distributors from taking higher cuts on stentsThrough this move, NPPA has plugged the gap for ‘manipulating’ trade margins in coronary stents, the regulator’s chairman stated on Twitter.
03 Aug, 2017, 10.15 PM IST
Essential drugs to be sold at non-GST price till August"Although hospital services are exempt, the outsourced services, aesthetics and outpatient pharmacies are subject to GST imposition."
02 Jul, 2017, 11.39 AM IST
NPPA fixes ceiling prices of 814 scheduled formulations"Price of drugs where partial increase is expected due to roll out of GST will not be passed on to consumers as NPPA is working out a mecha...
01 Jul, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
No price change in 78% of actively used drugs post GST: NPPAThese prices will be notified as formal revised ceiling prices immediately after GST notification, NPPA had said in a memorandum earlier th...
30 Jun, 2017, 06.13 PM IST
NPPA notifies revised ceiling prices of 761 drugs ahead of GST roll outThe move, earlier notified by NPPA at the beginning of the month, is expected to keep the impact of GST on life-saving medicines at a minim...
28 Jun, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Prices of many essential drugs to rise up to 2.29% post-GSTThe government has fixed GST rate of 12 per cent on most of the essential drugs as against the current tax incidence of around 9 per cent.
13 Jun, 2017, 02.08 PM IST