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Medicines can interact with each other and with the human body in harmful ways increasing the risk of the risk for falls and delirium. (Photo: Pixabay)

No change in essential drugs' ceiling price calculation, says govt

Earlier this week there were reports suggesting that the government was changing the methodology of calculating ceiling...

20 Oct 2017 8:56 PM IST

Medical tools for heart, eye surgery to get cheaper

Girish Bapat said that the state has set up a permanent arbitration to curb the unethical overpricing of medical...

28 Jan 2018 4:08 AM IST

Natco Pharma said that all observations are minor in nature and are correctable and procedural. (Representational Image)

Rs 830 cr recovered from drug firms for overcharging, says govt

The government is taking a lot of steps to encourage use of generic drugs in the domestic market.

31 July 2018 3:44 PM IST

The disease most commonly affects joints in the knees, hips, hands, feet, and spine and is marked by the breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bones.

Govt cuts MRP of knee implants sharply, prices down by 70 per cent

The move came in the wake of private hospitals reportedly charging exorbitant rates for knee implant surgeries.

17 Aug 2017 10:18 AM IST

The NPPA has also formed different slabs based on the implant material and the part of knee that needs to be replaced. (Photo: DC/Representational)

PM I-Day speech impact: Pharma pricing body slashes knee implant cost...

However, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be added.

17 Aug 2017 9:59 AM IST

The use of non inflammatory drugs were shown to help endanger patients with only a certain type of cancer

Medicines to become cheaper as govt pushes for affordable drugs

Government will form a panel that will make drugs more affordable, accessible and available.

8 Aug 2017 5:54 PM IST

Antivirus Tamiflu is a restricted medicine is not recommended for general use due to concerns that widespread use will encourage resistance development. (Representational Image)

Pharma app to verify costs of medicines

It will provide information to consumers on the prices of scheduled medicines, which are under price regulation.

3 July 2017 1:49 AM IST

Natco Pharma said that all observations are minor in nature and are correctable and procedural. (Representational Image)

200 companies under pharma authority lens

The price regulator says about 201 formulations have allegedly been found without approval.

18 May 2017 1:30 AM IST

Apart from cancer drugs, important medicines used in the treatment of diabetes, the government, thereby reduced the cost by an average of around 25 to 50 per cent.

NPPA slashes rate of 54 essential drugs by 55 per cent

The regulator has been fixing and modifying the prices of drugs.

8 March 2017 7:01 AM IST

The hospital, in its defence, said that it was following the protocols put in place for administering the drug and same cannot be flouted by it.

NPPA meets pharma sector bodies on GST, drug supply

NPPA is mandated to fix/revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and...

3 Jun 2017 1:08 PM IST

Natco Pharma said that all observations are minor in nature and are correctable and procedural. (Representational Image)

GST will not affect 78 per cent of essential drugs, says NPPA

The government has fixed GST rate of 12 per cent on most essential drugs as against the existing 9 per cent rate.

30 Jun 2017 4:16 PM IST

The ministry is likely to put up the new rules on new drugs approval and clinical trials for comments on their website. (Photo: AFP)

NPPA releases ceiling price of 761 medicines before GST

These prices will be notified as formal revised ceiling prices immediately after GST notification.

27 Jun 2017 9:02 PM IST