THE DRUGS (PRICES CONTROL) ORDER, 2013

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Margin to retailer. While fixing a ceiling price of scheduled formulations and retail prices of new
drugs, sixteen percent of price to retailer as a margin to retailer shall be allowed.
Maximum retail price.
(1) The maximum retail price of scheduled formulations shall be fixed by the manufacturers on the
basis of ceiling price notified by the Government plus local taxes wherever applicable, as under:
Maximum Retail Price = Ceiling price + Local Taxes as applicable
(2) The maximum retail price of a new drug shall be fixed by the manufacturers on the basis of retail
price determined by the Government plus local taxes wherever applicable, as under: Maximum Retail
Price = Retail Price + Local Taxes as applicable

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NPPA brings 540 drugs under price control; revises prices of 40

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is an independent regulator of prices
in the pharmaceutical sector
Veena Mani | New Delhi November 11, 2016 Last Updated at 18:54 IST

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised prices of 40-odd drugs including
some eye drops, paracetamol oralliquids, HIV drugs, cancer drug, non-steroidal fertility
medicines, Asthma drugs,drugs to cure tuberculosis.
With this inclusion, the NPPA has brought 540 drugs under price control from 10 th of March
2016. According to latest estimates by ICRA, approximately 17% of the Indian pharmaceutical
marketis under the DPCO.
The DPCO segment has grown by 1.1% during the first quarter of 2016-17. ICRA expects the
DPCO segment to grow at 1-3% in 2016-17 while the overall market will grow at 10-12%.
The NPPA had fixed and revised 31 scheduled formulations in October this year. The National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is an independent regulator of prices in the pharmaceutical
sector. The organisation fixes and monitors prices of drugs that are part of the National List of
Essential Medicine.
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Prices of HIV, diabetes and angina drugs slashed by up to 44%

The National Drug Pricing Regulator has also fixed the retail prices of 29 formulations
Press Trust of India | New Delhi December 23, 2016 Last Updated at 23:11 IST

Prices of over 50 essential drugs including those used for the treatment of HIV infection,
diabetes, anxiety disorders, bacterial infections, angina and acid reflux have been capped by the
government, leading to a price cut in the range of 5 per cent to 44 per cent.
The National Drug Pricing Regulator has also fixed the retail prices of 29 formulations.
"NPPA has fixed/revised ceiling prices of 55 scheduled formulations of Schedule-I
under Drugs (Price Control) Amendment Order,2016 and retail price of 29 formulations under
DPCO, 2013 in related Notification /order dated 23.12.2016," National Pharmaceutical Pricing
Authority (NPPA) said in a statement.
On being contacted about the price reduction, NPPA Chairman Bhupendra Singh told PTI: "The
prices have been reduced in the range of 5 to 44 per cent, with the average being about 25 per
cent".
As stipulated under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO) 2013, NPPA fixes ceiling price of
essential medicines of Schedule I.
In respect of medicines not under price control, manufacturers are allowed to increase the
maximum retail price by 10 per cent annually.
The calculation for essential drugs is based on the simple average of all medicines in a particular
therapeutic segment with sales of more than 1 per cent.
The government had notified the DPCO 2013, which covers 680 formulations, with effect from
May 15, 2014, replacing the 1995 order that regulated prices of only 74 bulk drugs.
Set up in 1997, NPPA has been entrusted with the task of fixation/revision of prices of pharma
products, enforcement of provisions of DPCO and monitoring of prices of controlled and
decontrolled drugs.