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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.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
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.
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- 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.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
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
ಔಷಧ (ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ) ಆದೇಶ, 2013ರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಸೂಚಿತ ಔಷಧಗಳ ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಬೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ಯಾವ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ?
- ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ಔಷಧ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಔಷಧ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ
- ಔಷಧ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಸಲಹಾ ಮಂಡಳಿ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಔಷಧ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ — NPPA, DPCO 2013ರ ಅಡಿ ಅನುಸೂಚಿತ ಔಷಧಗಳ ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
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