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Condoms not a medicine 2015-07-11 11:39:09
The Delhi High Court in a judgment held that though condoms fall within the definition of “drugs” under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and are “essential medicines”, the government cannot fix ceiling prices as there is no specified strength or...
Keywords: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Condoms, Condoms
Read MoreMedicines to cost 80% cheaper 2013-05-17 09:01:23
After a very long wait, the government has decided to pass the highly delayed drug price control order which implemented the pharmaceutical pricing policy. As a result, the everyday medicines on average had a price reduction of 20-25%. A few...
Keywords: national pharmaceutical pricing authority, drug price control order, drug price control order, paracetamol
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