Private hospitals making up to 1,737% profit on drugs, finds NPPA studyNPPA's study found that "the major beneficiaries of profits in all these cases because of inflated MRPs have been hospitals rather than dru...
20 Feb, 2018, 07.09 PM IST
Focus shifts to expensive pacemakers, lenses, cathetersAfter the capping of cardiac stent prices, the Rajya Sabha petitions committee has turned its attention to overpricing of other medical dev...
11 May, 2017, 01.00 PM IST
Government mulls hefty fines to curb drug overpricingCurrently , in case a company is caught overcharging, it is not required to pay any penalty but only pay the overcharged amount along with ...
13 Mar, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
House panel raps health minister on CGHS anomaliesUnder CGHS, government employees and pensioners can avail of cash less diagnostics and treatment at a subsidized rate.
11 Apr, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
- GlaxoSmithKline Q1 net profit down at Rs 46 lakh
GlaxoSmithkline Pharmaceuticals posted a massive decline in its net profit at Rs 46 lakh in the quarter ended March 31, from Rs 161 crore r...
06 May, 2011, 08.57 PM IST
- Cipla receives demand notices from NPPA for Rs 73 cr
The company has received further demand notices from the government demanding an amount of Rs 47.70 crore in respect of the drug Salbutamol.
28 Dec, 2010, 03.39 PM IST
- NPPA slaps Rs 20-cr fine on Cipla for overcharging
Pharma company Cipla Ltd on Monday said it has received notices, demanding about Rs 20.15 crore, from drug price regulator for allegedly ov...
07 Dec, 2009, 09.46 PM IST
- Cipla receives notices from NPPA for alleged overcharging
Drug firm Cipla said it has received notices from the drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority allegedly for over-pri...
09 Jul, 2009, 07.36 PM IST
- Overpricing plagues drug industry
Drug makers are increasingly getting booked for launching new brands of price controlled medicines without a government fixed price.
15 Nov, 2007, 01.32 AM IST
- Drug prices have fallen by 0.5-1 pc in 5 years
Drug prices in India are 10 to 12 per cent of the prices in the United States, a study by consultancy firm McKinsey has said.
14 Sep, 2007, 12.03 PM IST
- Govt fines overcharging pharma firms Rs 100.43 cr
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) recovers Rs 100.43 cr from pharma companies for overcharging.
23 Aug, 2007, 05.20 PM IST
- Cipla under MRTPC scanner for HIV drug 'overpricing'
MRTPC has directed its investigative arm to probe the alleged overpricing of HIV drug 'Viraday' by Cipla.
20 Aug, 2007, 08.59 PM IST
- Govt, pharma cos involved in 40 disputes
As many as 40 disputes between the government and major pharmaceutical companies have arisen during the past three years on the issue of dr...
14 May, 2007, 05.05 PM IST
- Drug cos' price cut offer helps NPPA fix offenders
The pharmaceutical industry’s recent offer to cut prices of 886 medicines to dissuade the government from going ahead with a tougher pricin...
23 Apr, 2007, 02.37 AM IST
- Paswan moots pharma fund to monitor prices
The ministry of chemicals and petrochemicals has proposed the creation of a drug price monitoring fund.
23 Jan, 2007, 03.40 AM IST
- Clean chit to Ranbaxy on over pricing case
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission has rejected a case against Indian pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories relating to over...
06 Sep, 2006, 02.40 PM IST
- NPPA to get more punch
Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is set to become stronger, more transparent and receptive to industry...
24 Jun, 2006, 02.10 AM IST