Drug makers suffer an overdose of control

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, or NPPA, has announced new price caps for 191 essential drugs that are 10 to 50 per cent lower than the current prices. Drug makers have 45 days to recall the earlier batches and send out new ones with the lower price tags. This is a part of the Drug Price Control Order, 2013, that aims to bring 348 essential drugs under price control, against 74 bulk drugs earlier.

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