NPPA vs DoP | Current Affairs - IAS Parliament
The DoP, however, has said the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012, stipulates a decrease in ceiling prices if there is a reduction in the WPI, and the NPPA is expected to take action against companies selling drugs over that cap. As per DoP’s order, “It is the ceiling price that has to be changed in respect of a scheduled drug by
DoP directs NPPA to desist from fixing ceiling prices on its
The DoP's directive to the NPPA in this regard came during the examination of a review application filed by pharma major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries against price fixation of “Volitra AQ injection (diclofenac sodium injection 75 mg/ml)” by the NPPA through its order No. S.O. 2195(E) [corrected SO No.2194(E)] dated 23.06.2016.
Itch Guard price ceiling: Government asks NPPA to consider
The central government has asked the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to consider the price data of popular anti-fungal skin cream Itch Guard and then re-fix the ceiling...
Challenges with Fixing the Ceiling Price Under the 2013 DPCO
When the NPPA revised the ceiling price using Pharmatrac data, the ceiling price increased by more than 10% from Rs. 11.65 to Rs. 13.02 per tablet (Shankar 2017a ). We compile a list of 22 cases where the Department of Pharmaceuticals ordered the NPPA to revise the ceiling price (see Table 5.1 ).
Govt asks NPPA to re-fix ceiling prices of three essential
The NPPA had set the ceiling price at Rs 2.59 per tablet on June 2. Consequently, on October 6, the DoP directed the NPPA to examine all the relevant data/information furnished by the Abbott Healthcare “again on merits and to re-fix the ceiling price of Propanolol 40mg tablets within one month”.
