Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App

The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App and Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 during the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) set up in Karnataka

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, in collaboration with the Karnataka State Drug Control Department, has launched the Price Monitoring and Resource Unit in the state. The PMRU will be mainly responsible for making access to medicine convenient for all the ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

GoI regulates 24 classes of medical devices as drugs

On April 1, 2020, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority revised the ceiling price of 883 scheduled formulations. The authority also informed that the disruption of supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients are returning to normalcy. Highlights The NPPA has notified 24 ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Govt. not to allow knee implants cost rise beyond 10% in a year

Government has notified that ceiling price of orthopaedic knee implants will be monitored to ensure that their cost does not increase beyond 10% in a given year. Background Earlier on 16 August 2017, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) notified ceiling ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

NPPA Slashes Prices of 9 Non-Scheduled Cancer Drugs

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slashed the prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87 per cent as part of its efforts to bring down drugs prices. The move is expected to curb profiteering on these vital ..

NPPA reduces Prices of 9 Non-Scheduled Cancer Drugs by 87%

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87%. This decision is in continuation of nodal agency’s efforts to bring down drugs prices. Key Facts Reason: In February 2019, the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Prices of 90 cancer medicines cut by up to 87%

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the MRP of 390 non-scheduled cancer medicines have been reduced by up to 87%.  NPA has asked the manufacturers and hospitals to revise the prices based on the trade margin formula. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

New Delhi headquarters of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

Recently, National drug pricing regulator NPPA has fixed the retail prices of 36 formulations, including those used for treatment of cancer, diabetes, infections, asthma, seizures, inflammation and pain, among others. As per data available with NPPA, the MRP for 105 ..