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There is no sign of an amendment to the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), even as the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) struggles to fix prices of drugs in the absence of market data.
On 29 August 2016, the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, under which the Department of Pharmaceuticals falls, had mentioned that DPCO 2013 would be amended to facilitate fixing prices of drugs. However the NPPA, which has been entrusted with the task, is not equipped with adequate data to do so. While the NPPA can exercise emergency powers under DPCO 2013, it has refrained from doing
On 29 August 2016, the Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, under which the Department of Pharmaceuticals falls, had mentioned that DPCO 2013 would be amended to facilitate fixing prices of drugs. However the NPPA, which has been entrusted with the task, is not equipped with adequate data to do so. While the NPPA can exercise emergency powers under DPCO 2013, it has refrained from doing
