NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AUTHORITY (NPPA)

May 19, 2019

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slashed the prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87 %. Earlier, in February this year, the government had capped 42 cancer drugs at 30 %.

About:

Mandate: It is an independent Regulator for pricing of drugs and to ensure availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices.
History: It was constituted by a Government of India Resolution in 1997.
Parent Ministry: It is as an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
DPCO: The NPPA regularly publishes lists of medicines and their maximum ceiling prices under the Drug Price Control Orders (DPCO).
Headquarters: New Delhi.

Source : All India Radio

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