The government is taking a lot of steps to encourage use of generic drugs in the domestic market.
31 Jul 2018 3:44 PM
Girish Bapat said that the state has set up a permanent arbitration to curb the unethical overpricing of medical equipment.
28 Jan 2018 4:08 AM
Earlier this week there were reports suggesting that the government was changing the methodology of calculating ceiling prices.
20 Oct 2017 8:56 PM
The move came in the wake of private hospitals reportedly charging exorbitant rates for knee implant surgeries.
17 Aug 2017 10:18 AM
However, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be added.
17 Aug 2017 9:59 AM
Government will form a panel that will make drugs more affordable, accessible and available.
08 Aug 2017 5:54 PM
It will provide information to consumers on the prices of scheduled medicines, which are under price regulation.
03 Jul 2017 1:49 AM
The government has fixed GST rate of 12 per cent on most essential drugs as against the existing 9 per cent rate.
30 Jun 2017 4:16 PM
These prices will be notified as formal revised ceiling prices immediately after GST notification.
27 Jun 2017 9:02 PM
NPPA is mandated to fix/revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines.
03 Jun 2017 1:08 PM
The price regulator says about 201 formulations have allegedly been found without approval.
18 May 2017 1:30 AM
The regulator has been fixing and modifying the prices of drugs.
08 Mar 2017 7:01 AM