Draft policy for no price control on new drugs

The draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy for 2006, has proposed exemptions from all kinds of price controls for new drugs developed through indigenous research, for a period of five years.The same......

Why draft pharma policy may take time to see light of day

Some of the proposals (for example trade margin calculation for imported medical devices) were not approved by the PMO and were sent back for revisions. The Central government is planning to make......

Excise on drugs reduced to 8%

In an attempt to change the pharmaceutical landscape of the country, the government will set ceilings on trade margins, migrate to a uniform regime of maximum retail price, do away with branded......

Bulk drug prices may be freed

The government may remove restrictions on the prices of 29 of the 74 bulk drugs that are now controlled after studying their cost of production.The chemicals and petrochemicals ministry is,......