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Karnataka Flags Wide Disparity Between Landing Cost And MRP Of High-Cost Drugs And Medical Consumables, Seeks Central Government Intervention
Recent investigations by the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) have revealed that pharmaceutical companies are supplying medicines to hospitals at heavily discounted institutional (landing) prices, while patients are being billed at or near the printed MRP.
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Centre Cuts Prices Of 35 Essential Medicines
In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.
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Fortis Hospital Charged Adya's Parents 1,208 Per Cent More For Syringes: NPPA
The Fortis Memorial hospital in Gurgaon charged 1,208 per cent more than procurement price for much of the medical equipment, including disposable syringes, to the parents of seven-year-old dengue patient Adya who had died at the hospital despite undergoing treatment for two weeks.
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Centre Not Considering Change In Essential Drugs' Pricing Policy
Government is also working to bring a new method to decide prices of 'new drugs' to avoid delays in launching them in the market.
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Good News For Cardiac Patients! Govt Slashes Prices Of Stents By Up to 85%
The maximum retail price of bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES) will be Rs 7,623 and Rs 31,080, respectively, inclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
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Welcome Centre's Decision To Regulate Prices Of Coronary Stents: Pema Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has welcomed the Centre's decision to regulate the prices of coronary stents and extended his government's support to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.
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Prices of 98 Drugs Not Fixed Due to Lack of Information
The government has not fixed the ceiling price of 98 drugs used for treating various diseases such as tuberculosis, cardiac conditions and infections due to non-availability of information.
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Government Brings 39 More Drugs Under Price Control
The government has brought 39 more drugs used to treat various diseases such as diabetes and digestive disorders under price control as part of its efforts to make medicines affordable in the country.
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Karnataka Flags Wide Disparity Between Landing Cost And MRP Of High-Cost Drugs And Medical Consumables, Seeks Central Government Intervention
Recent investigations by the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) have revealed that pharmaceutical companies are supplying medicines to hospitals at heavily discounted institutional (landing) prices, while patients are being billed at or near the printed MRP.
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Centre Cuts Prices Of 35 Essential Medicines
In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.
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Fortis Hospital Charged Adya's Parents 1,208 Per Cent More For Syringes: NPPA
The Fortis Memorial hospital in Gurgaon charged 1,208 per cent more than procurement price for much of the medical equipment, including disposable syringes, to the parents of seven-year-old dengue patient Adya who had died at the hospital despite undergoing treatment for two weeks.
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Centre Not Considering Change In Essential Drugs' Pricing Policy
Government is also working to bring a new method to decide prices of 'new drugs' to avoid delays in launching them in the market.
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Good News For Cardiac Patients! Govt Slashes Prices Of Stents By Up to 85%
The maximum retail price of bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES) will be Rs 7,623 and Rs 31,080, respectively, inclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
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Welcome Centre's Decision To Regulate Prices Of Coronary Stents: Pema Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has welcomed the Centre's decision to regulate the prices of coronary stents and extended his government's support to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.
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Prices of 98 Drugs Not Fixed Due to Lack of Information
The government has not fixed the ceiling price of 98 drugs used for treating various diseases such as tuberculosis, cardiac conditions and infections due to non-availability of information.
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Government Brings 39 More Drugs Under Price Control
The government has brought 39 more drugs used to treat various diseases such as diabetes and digestive disorders under price control as part of its efforts to make medicines affordable in the country.
