NPPA slams pharma giants for overcharging
The price regulator in the pharmaceutical industry, National Pharmaceutical Price Authority (NPPA) has discovered that the leading Pharma companies are overcharging customers for abundantly prevalent drugs in the market. NPPA has alleged that the listed 634 drugs are being sold at prices higher than their ceiling price fixed by the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO). The list includes Pharma giants, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Lupin Pharma, Cipla, Cadila Healthcare and many more. The regulator, NPPA has sent notices to these companies to lower the prices of overcharged drugs to their normal prices as stated under the DPCO. The list of ov...