NPPA panel to examine price of antibacterial FDC Cefixime, Lactic Acid Bacillus
New Delhi: Holding that unreasonably higher price due to the addition of Lactic acid bacillus to the scheduled formulation of Cefixime 200 mg tablet is not in the public interest, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) Committee has decided to investigate the price of the antibacterial Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drug containing Cefixime 200 mg and Lactic Acid Bacillus 60 million spores.
The issue of Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of uncoated dispersible tablet containing Cefixime 200 mg and Lactic Acid Bacillus 60 million spores was extensively discussed during the 35th meeting of the "Multidisciplinary Committee of Experts," held on August 18, 2021.
Cefixime is a broad-spectrum, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic derived semi-synthetically from the marine fungus Cephalosporium acremonium with antibacterial activity. Cefixime, like all beta-lactam antibiotics, binds to specific penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) inside the bacterial cell wall, inhibiting the bacterial cell wall's last stages of synthesis. It is used to treat susceptible Gram negative and Gram positive bacterial infections.
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