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Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
These emergency-use medicines may get cheaper as govt fixes ceiling price
The ceiling prices of four emergency-use medicines have been fixed by the government, which means manufactures currently selling them for higher will have to lower the amount they charge. An employee sorts medicines in a medicine wholesale shop in Lucknow, India, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)(AP) According to a Times of India report, four emergency-use medicines -- Ipratropium, Sodium Nitroprusside, Diltiazem and Povidone Iodine, have fixed ceiling prices now, and the retail prices of 37 other drug formulations have also been fixed. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reportedly said that manufacturers selling these branded or generic medicines will have to reduce the pricing if the current rate exceeds the ceiling price (plus GST). Ipratropium, usually used to treat pulmonary diseases and for asthma, shortness of breath or runny nose, etc has been fixed at ₹2.96 per ml. Sodium nitroprusside, used for heart-related ailments and to lower dangerously shot up blood pressure, has been fixed at ₹28.99 per ml. Diltiazem, another medicine used to control high blood pressure, and chest pain, has been capped at ₹26.72 per capsule. The last emergency-use medicine is Povidone Iodine, used to treat skin disinfection before and after surgeries or minor wounds, and has been capped at ₹6.26 per gram, the TOI report further added. Besides, the retail prices of 37 drugs from companies has been fixed, including antibiotics and painkillers. "Manufacturers selling branded or generic or both versions of the medicines at a price higher than ceiling price (plus GST) shall revise the prices downward not exceeding the ceiling price...," the publication quoted the NPPA as saying. Meanwhile, those already selling the medicines at a price lower than the cap can continue to do so.
Time of India
07-08-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Ceiling price of 4 emergency-use meds, retail price of 37 others capped
NEW DELHI: Govt has fixed the ceiling price of formulations of four emergency-use medicines and fixed retail price of 37 other drug formulations, including antibiotics and painkillers, of certain companies. The emergency-use medicines include Ipratropium, used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and chest tightness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its ceiling price was fixed at Rs 2.96 per ml. For Sodium Nitroprusside, an injectable used to rapidly lower BP in hypertensive emergencies, during surgery to reduce bleeding, and in cases of acute heart failure, it was fixed at Rs 28.99 per ml; for Diltiazem, used to treat high BP and chest pain, it was fixed at Rs 26.72 per capsule; and for Povidone Iodine, used for skin disinfection before and after surgery and minor wound care, it was fixed at Rs 6.26 per gram. "Manufacturers selling branded or generic or both versions of the medicines at a price higher than ceiling price (plus GST) shall revise the prices downward not exceeding the ceiling price...," National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said. Manufacturers having an MRP lower than ceiling price shall continue to maintain the existing MRP, said NPPA.
