Cost Of Medicines: Chief Justice Slams Price Gouging | Ahmedabad News – Times of India

Ahmedabad: The chief justice of the Gujarat high court on Wednesday criticized pharmaceutical companies for price gouging under the ‘shield’ of government agencies such as the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
During a hearing of a petition filed by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd related to the Drug Price Control Order , 2013, Chief Justice Aravind Kumar commented, “The maximum price of an antibiotic is Rs 1.73.” He added: “The NPPA has fixed its price at Rs 300…Unfortunately, I know something of this.” He went on to say: “No drug which is manufactured in India except carcinoma drugs will go …

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2022-01-06 00:56:16