INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling price of nine drug formulations
is used to treat bacterial infections that cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection among others.The pricing authority has set the retail
prices for the drug Tacrolimus (0.5 mg) at Rs 20.97
The price of Tacrolimus 1 mg and 2 mg has been fixed at Rs 39.98 and Rs 77.69 respectively.In case the retail price of any of the above
formulations is not complied with, as per instant price notification, then the concerned manufacturer or marketing company shall be liable
to deposit the overcharged amount along with interest thereon under the provisions of the DPCO 2013, read with the Essential Commodities
Act, 1955.According to the latest NPPA order, the ceiling price of Co-trimoxazole has been fixed at Rs 2.30 and the price of zinc sulphate
tablets (20 mg) has been fixed at Rs 3.41.The NPPA has also revised the ceiling price of painkiller drug Tramadol (50 mg) at Rs 9.70
above-mentioned scheduled formulations having minimum retail price (MRP) lower than the ceiling price specified in column (5) in the above
table plus goods and services tax as applicable, if any, shall continue to maintain the existing MRP in accordance with paragraph 13 (2) of
orthopaedic knee implants for one more year till September 15, 2024.Officials have said that this has been made to ensure that the implants
are affordable and accesible, also to stop fleecing of patients.
