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Condoms and over 500 Essential Drugs’ prices gone up! 2015-04-08 10:20:22
The essential drugs used for treating ailments like diabetes, hepatitis, and cancer are costlier now by 3.84 per cent with effect from April 1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued the price hike after the government allowed pharmaceutical...
Keywords: Amoxicillin capsules, Amoxicillin capsules, hike in antibiotics prices, Prices of condoms
Read MoreRegulator Approves 50% Hike for 8 Low-Cost Drugs 2024-10-15 14:52:23
India's Drug Price Regulatory Authority has approved a price increase of more than 50 per cent for essential medicines used to treat asthma, glaucoma, thalassemia, tuberculosis and mental health problems in a bid to prevent vital medicines from 'disappearing' from...
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Read MoreBreast cancer drug made 25% cheaper! 2016-05-13 10:29:55
Here is a good news for breast cancer patients! The price of a life-saving breast cancer drug named trastuzumab is now capped by the government at Rs 55,800 per injection. This is more than 25% less than Roche's drug Herceptin...
Keywords: breast cancer drug, trastuzumab, Hepatitis drugs, breast cancer drug
Read MoreMedicines to cost 80% cheaper 2013-05-17 09:01:23
After a very long wait, the government has decided to pass the highly delayed drug price control order which implemented the pharmaceutical pricing policy. As a result, the everyday medicines on average had a price reduction of 20-25%. A few...
Keywords: drug price control order, national pharmaceutical pricing authority, national pharmaceutical pricing authority, drug price control order
Read MoreCondoms not a medicine 2015-07-11 11:39:09
The Delhi High Court in a judgment held that though condoms fall within the definition of “drugs” under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and are “essential medicines”, the government cannot fix ceiling prices as there is no specified strength or...
Keywords: Condoms, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, High Court
Read More52 more Important Drugs brought under Price Regulation 2014-12-13 07:03:24
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) included 52 more drugs under Price Regulated, which are deemed to be essential for pain relief and antibiotic treatment. Now, with this move common people can afford the medicine. 400 essential treatments are in...
Keywords: Cadila Health Care, Merck, Cadila Health Care, medicine
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