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Karnataka Extends Raids on Drug Markups and Writes to the Centre
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Who really caps medicine prices? The NPPA and DPCO 2013 answer behind Karnataka's drug markup raids
Karnataka widens its raids on drug markups to ARVs, antibiotics, devices and consumables.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Karnataka's authorities are continuing raids over heavy markups on high-cost medicines, and the next phase will focus on antiretroviral drugs, higher-generation antibiotics, medical devices and hospital consumables.
The State has written to the Centre on the issue.
Ceiling prices of scheduled medicines are fixed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- Karnataka is continuing raids over heavy markups on high-cost medicines.
- Next phase targets antiretroviral drugs, higher-generation antibiotics, medical devices and hospital consumables.
- Ceiling prices of scheduled medicines are fixed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
- The legal basis is the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO 2013).
- The State has written to the Centre on the issue.
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority fixes and revises ceiling prices of scheduled drugs under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013.
- CDSCO approves drugs and regulates their quality, but does not fix ceiling prices.
- Price control under the DPCO 2013 applies to scheduled medicines, not to all drugs.
মেইনস
GS-II (Health, governance, federalism). Heavy markups on essential medicines and devices undermine affordable healthcare despite ceiling prices under the DPCO 2013 enforced by the NPPA. State raids and representations to the Centre show the need for coordinated enforcement; the way forward is wider price monitoring of devices and consumables, transparent trade margins and stronger State drug-control machinery.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Ceiling prices of scheduled medicines in India are fixed by which authority under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013?
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
- Drugs Technical Advisory Board
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: C — Correct: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority — NPPA fixes and revises ceiling prices of scheduled drugs under the DPCO 2013. • Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation — wrong: CDSCO approves drugs and regulates quality, but does not fix ceiling prices. • Indian Council of Medical Research — wrong: ICMR is a medical research body and has no price-fixing role. • Drugs Technical Advisory Board — wrong: The Drugs Technical Advisory Board advises on technical matters, not on prices.
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