News: A Price Monitoring and Resource Unit(PMRU) has been set up in Karnataka under the aegis of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority(NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Facts: …
Read MoreNews:The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has set up price monitoring and resource unit (PMRU) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Facts: PMRU is a registered society which …
Read MoreNews:The Union Cabinet has approved the extension/renewal of Pharmaceuticals Purchase Policy(PPP). Facts: About the Policy: Pharmaceuticals Purchase Policy(PPP) was approved by the Cabinet in 2013 for a period of five …
Read MoreNews:National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has ordered the manufacturers to supply the anti-rabies vaccines where there is a shortage of these medicines. Facts: About Rabies: Rabies is caused by Ribonucleic …
Read MoreNational Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority(NPPA) has decided to allow knee implant companies to increase the maximum retail price(MRP) of their products by not more than 10% in 2019. Knee implants are …
Read MoreNational Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slashed the prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87%.Earlier,in February this year,the government had capped 42 cancer drugs at 30 %. …
Read MoreDrug price regulator,National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved hike in prices of coronary stents by 4.2%.It was increased after taking into consideration the inflation of the previous year. As …
Read MoreAccording to All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN),despite the Government’s decision of price capping of 42 anti-cancer drugs most cancer medicines still remain unaffordable to most Indians because there is …
Read MoreThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) decision to cap the maximum trade margin for cancer medicine has been challenged in the Karnataka High Court by a private hospital group. Earlier,National …
Read MoreThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has invoked powers under Drugs (Prices Control) Order,2013 and brought 463 non-scheduled cancer medicines under price control.This will reduce the trage margin of the …
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