India, March 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) regulates the prices of medicines as per extant provisions of DPCO, 2013. NPPA fixes the ceiling prices of formulations specified in Schedule-I to DPCO, 2013. All manufacturers, marketers and importers of scheduled medicines are required to sell their products within such ceiling price (plus applicable local taxes). As on 18.3.2026, Ceiling prices of 935 formulations are effective.
NPPA also fixes retail prices of new drugs as defined in para 2(1)(u) of DPCO, 2013. As on 18.3.2026, Retail prices of 3,702 new drugs are fixed. Further, in case of non-scheduled...