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Who decides the cost of medicines in India?
ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?
Who fixes the price of your medicines? The NPPA and DPCO 2013 link GS2 and GS3 questions test
NPPA fixes ceiling prices of scheduled medicines under DPCO 2013.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Ceiling prices of medicines listed as scheduled drugs are set by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013.
The order draws on the National List of Essential Medicines.
NPPA works under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, and manufacturers of non-scheduled drugs may raise prices only within a yearly cap.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- 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).
- DPCO 2013 draws on the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
- NPPA works under the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- Non-scheduled drugs: manufacturers may raise prices only within a yearly cap.
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.
- DPCO 2013 is based on the National List of Essential Medicines.
- NPPA functions under the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- Prices of non-scheduled drugs can be raised only within an annual cap.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS2 (health, regulation) and GS3 (pharmaceuticals). Issue: affordability of essential medicines; policy: DPCO 2013 with NLEM-based ceiling prices set by NPPA and an annual cap on non-scheduled drugs. Implication: balances access against industry viability; way forward is stronger monitoring of compliance, timely NLEM revision and wider availability of generics.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಔಷಧ (ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ) ಆದೇಶ, 2013ರ ಅಡಿ ಅನುಸೂಚಿತ ಔಷಧಗಳ ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಬೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಿಸುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಯಾವುದು?
- ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ಔಷಧ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಔಷಧ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾ ಆಯೋಗ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಔಷಧ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (NPPA) — DPCO 2013ರ ಅಡಿ ಅನುಸೂಚಿತ ಔಷಧಗಳ ಗರಿಷ್ಠ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
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