No Life-Saving Drug Category In India, Govt Clarifies as 930 Medicines Remain Under Price Control Farhat Nasim10 Aug 2025 2:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Government has clarified in Parliament that there is no official categorisation of medicines as "life-saving drugs" in India....
No Ban on Paracetamol, Says Govt; 156 Drug Combos Axed Over Safety Concerns Farhat Nasim7 Aug 2025 7:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: While 156 fixed-dose combinations (FDCs), including some involving Paracetamol, have been banned in public interest, the standalone drug...
NPPA Caps Prices of Ipratropium, Sodium Nitroprusside, Two Other Essential Drugs Farhat Nasim5 Aug 2025 7:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, has fixed the ceiling prices of four...
37 Essential Drugs Including Paracetamol, Atorvastatin To Get Cheaper, NPPA Issues Revised Price List Farhat Nasim4 Aug 2025 3:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent Gazette notification, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Ministry of Chemicals and...
NPPA Regulated Prices of 2,295 Essential Drugs Over Five Years, Says Govt Dr. Divya Colin30 July 2025 4:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move to enhance affordability and ensure price regulation of essential medicines, the Government of India has confirmed that the...
Govt Invites Pharma Firms to Submit Data for Ceiling Price Review Farhat Nasim17 May 2025 8:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has invited pharmaceutical manufacturers to apply...
No Medicine Shortage: AIOCD Appeals to Chemists to Stay Alert and Serve as 'Jan Swasthya Rakshak' Farhat Nasim10 May 2025 6:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: In light of the escalating situation in India's sensitive border areas, the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has...
NPPA Slashes Retail Price of Vitamin D3 Oral Solutions Marketed by Aristo, Macleods Farhat Nasim8 May 2025 8:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has corrected and reduced the retail prices of Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) oral...
NPPA Allows 1.74% Price Hike for Essential Drugs, No Govt Approval Needed Farhat Nasim27 March 2025 7:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has permitted manufacturers to increase the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of scheduled...
307 Cases of Drug Price Violations Surface, Big Pharma To Face Heat? Farhat Nasim26 March 2025 8:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The issue of drug pricing violations has come under scrutiny, with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers...
With Rs 3,788 Crore in Savings, Govt Eyes Adding More Drugs Under NLEM Farhat Nasim24 March 2025 5:40 PM IST"The arbitrary exclusion of essential medicines from price control must be addressed immediately," the Govt Panel said.
Blacklisted Drugs Used, 33%-47% Essential Medicines Unavailable, Delhi Still Using 1994 Drug Formulary: CAG Report Farhat Nasim11 March 2025 3:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The latest Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's Performance Audit Report has revealed severe deficiencies in Delhi's...
