NPPA to issue show-cause notice to Intas, Mankind Pharma for selling diabetes drug sans approval
New Delhi: Coming down on Mankind Pharma and Intas Pharmaceuticals, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has decided to issue show-cause notices to the drugmakers on charges of selling anti-diabetic drug (ie. Remogliflozin combined with Metformin) without seeking price approval from the Authority.
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The matter came to light during the meeting held on December 23, by NPPA. While discussing 22 new drug formulations and fixing their selling price in the market, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Torrent Pharmaceuticals requested NPPA to fix the price of a Type 2 diabetes drug.
The drug in question has been formulated by combining two anti-diabetic medicines- Remogliflozin etabonate and Metformin hydrochloride.
However, while processing the requests of the pharmaceutical companies and fixing the retail price of the drug, NPPA observed that the drug in question already existed in the market. The Authority noted that Delhi-based Intas Pharmaceuticals and Ahmedabad-based Mankind Pharma has already launched the drug in the market without consulting NPPA regarding their price.
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