India, July 11 -- The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the retail prices of 39 medicines used to treat conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, HIV, eye infections and pain. The move aims to make essential medicines more affordable for patients across the country. The revised price list includes medicines used to treat several health conditions, including hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, heart disease, HIV, eye infections and pain. The decision has been taken to ensure that essential medicines remain affordable for patients.

Among the medicines included, the price of Amlodipine, Bisoprolol and Telmisartan Tablets, which are used to treat high blood pressure, has been fixed at...