42 Non-scheduled Cancer Drugs under Price Control
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on February 27 invoked extraordinary powers in public interest, under Para 19 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 to bring 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control through trade margin rationalisation.
Price Control
- Currently, 57 anti-cancer drugs are under price control as scheduled formulations.
- Now 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines have been selected for price regulation by restricting trade margin on the selling price (MRP) up to 30 per cent.
- The NPPA currently fixes prices of drugs placed in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) under Schedule-I of the DPCO. So far, around 1000 ....
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