The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), notified by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, forms the basis of statutory price control.

The new Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) has provided ample provisions to stop the pharma companies from discontinuing the manufacture of scheduled formulations. These clauses are provided to dispel ...

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed and notified the retail price of 37 new drugs in its recent meeting, under the provisions of the Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO), 2013, ...

India, Feb. 3 -- The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) fixes ...

India, Feb. 3 -- The prices of drugs including oncology drugs are regulated as per the provisions of Drugs (Prices Control) ...

Over the 18-month study period, underuse was associated with 39 percent and 26 percent increased risks of mortality and hospitalization, respectively, per underused medication. (Photo: PTI) The Drug ...

As per the provisions of the DPCO 2013, to control the prices of essential medicines, NPPA has fixed the prices of medicines appearing in Schedule 1 of DPCO 2013. NEW DELHI: Consumers have saved ...

The government will bring in major changes in the Drug Pricing Control Order (DPCO) and come out with a new pharma policy to implement "Namocare" across the country, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said ...

Medical representatives have urged the UPA government to do away with its 'anti-poor policy' and bring essential drugs under the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) so that Indians are not left vulnerable ...

NPPA has issued 2083 demand notices for over Rs 6406 cr in matters of overcharging consumers; over Rs 960 cr deposited by companies while over Rs 4032 cr under litigation NPPA fixed prices of 106 Anti ...

NPPA had asked all pharma firms to register themselves with the Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System (IPDMS) in September 2014 and had extended the last date to submit the requisite ...