India, Aug. 8 -- The ceiling prices of four emergency-use medicines have been fixed by the government, which means manufactures currently selling them for higher will have to lower the amount they charge.

According to a Times of India report, four emergency-use medicines -- Ipratropium, Sodium Nitroprusside, Diltiazem and Povidone Iodine, have fixed ceiling prices now, and the retail prices of 37 other drug formulations have also been fixed.

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reportedly said that manufacturers selling these branded or generic medicines will have to reduce the pricing if the current rate exceeds the ceiling price (plus GST).

Ipratropium, usually used to treat pulmonary diseases and for asthma, shor...