-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In an attempt to empower consumers and save them from paying more for medicines, the government is set to make it mandatory for chemists to mention in the bill whether they are selling a price-controlled product or not. Besides, the bill will also mention the price of the medicine as capped by the government. The move will enable a consumer to make an informed choice while...
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-PTI New Delhi: The drug price regulator has sought details of patented medicines as part of a drive to fix their rates. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is also fixing the price ceiling for 102 drugs on the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) and has asked for financial data, like retail rates and the firms' turnover. On patented drugs imported or manufactured for sale in India, the NPPA has called for...
More »Govt may negotiate price of drugs before market entry -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government may negotiate prices of patented medicines with their manufacturers before allowing pharmaceutical companies to launch them in India. The move, a first of its kind, is also likely to be applied on patented drugs that are already being sold in the country, an official source said. An inter-ministerial committee, evaluating the mechanism to negotiate prices of patented medicines, has recently sought detailed information about...
More »Improving Healthcare Services at Reduced Prices -Meeta Rajivlochan
-Economic and Political Weekly The key to improving the quality of healthcare services in India and reducing costs at the same time can be found by enacting legislation which lays down minimum standards of patient care. In the absence of such standards and the reluctance of health insurance companies to standardise either price or quality, healthcare services continue to be expensive and of doubtful quality. Developing standards of patient care by...
More »After price control, several key drugs in short supply -Durgesh Nandan Jha & Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government's price control measure for essential medicines has had an unexpected fallout - several of these drugs, including those for treatment of chronic ailments such as high uric acid levels, diabetes and acne, are either in short supply or have gone missing from chemist shops. Among the drugs facing shortage are Zyloric (prescribed for uric acid control), Ocid (acidity), CCM (calcium supplement) and Etroxin (a...
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