National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
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Name of the Authority |
National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority |
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Date of Establishment |
August 1997 |
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Address |
3rd/5th Floor, YMCA
Cultural Centre Building,1, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi
110
001 |
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Telephone Fax |
23345118,
23345122, 23746652 |
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority was set up as an attached
office of the
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (now Department of
Pharmaceuticals since July, 2008) on 29th August 1997. It has been
entrusted
inter-alia, with the following functions
- To implement and enforce the provisions of the Drugs Price Control
Order (DPCO), 1995/2013 in
accordance with the powers delegated to it.
- To undertake and/or sponsor relevant studies in respect of pricing
of
drugs/formulations.
- To monitor the availability of drugs, identify shortages, if any,
and
to take remedial
steps.
- To collect/maintain data on production, exports and imports, market
share of
individual companies, profitability of companies etc. for bulk drugs
and
formulations.
- To deal with
all legal matters arising out of the decisions of the Authority.
- To render advice to the Central Government on changes/revisions in
the
drug policy.
- To render assistance to the Central Government in the parliamentary
matters relating
to the drug pricing.
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