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TopicDrug price regulator

Topic: drug price regulator

Govt move to review drug pricing mechanism triggers concern as pharma industry invited to join panel

Panel formed by Centre to review pricing framework for drugs & medical devices will have representatives from Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance & Indian Drug Manufacturers Association.

Are 3 firms selling ibuprofen injectables at inflated MRP? Drug price regulator probes

New Delhi: A panel under the country’s drug pricing agency, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has flagged that the injectible version of a...

Prices for pulse oximeter, digital thermometer, 3 other medical devices get cheaper by upto 88%

Drug price regulator NPPA capped trade margins for 5 medical devices, including blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer and glucometer, resulting in a downward revision of prices from 20 July.

Cipla, Sun Pharma, Lupin on drug price watchdog’s new list of firms ‘overcharging consumers’

NPPA has issued a list of  ‘overcharging cases’ under litigation, which includes matters dating back to 1997 & those where firms have moved court against the allegations.

Mankind Pharma, Intas found selling diabetes drug ‘without nod’, to get show cause notice

Delhi-based Mankind Pharma & Gujarat's Intas Pharmaceuticals sold a Type 2 diabetes drug without seeking price approval from National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.

Paradise Papers: Fortis Chairman under drug price regulator’s scanner for Singapore stents

NPPA takes cognisance of ‘leaked’ documents saying Dr Ashok Seth bought shares from a Singapore company that supplied stents to the hospital chain. 

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.