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 classes of medical devices as drugs under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The prices of ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Apis • Ceiling Price • COVID-19 • Drug Price Control Orders • Drugs • Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 • National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority • NPPA • US FDA

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 price of orthopaedic knee implants by invoking extraordinary powers, in public interest, under Para 19 ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Topics: Ceiling Price • Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO) 2013 • Essential Commodities Act • Knee Implant • National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority • Orthopaedic knee implants • Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers