(a) whether any difference exists between his Ministry and the
Ministry of Health and Family We!fare on fixing the prices of medicines;
(b) if so, the facts thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to fix the prices keeping
in view the economic condition of the patients; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OP STATEgNPSPENPENT CHARGE! OF THE MINISTRY_nP STATISTICS AND
PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTRI OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY
OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILTZER (SHRI SRI KANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) & (b): At present prices of medicines are controlled as per the
provisions laid down in Drug (Price Control) Order(DPCO) 1995 which is
based on the economy and market share criteria of a drug and there is no
difference with Ministry of Health & Familv Welfare(MoH&FW) in fixing the
prices of medicines as oer OPCO-1995.
(c): The draft National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPP)-2011 prepared
by the Department envisages to bring the National List of Essential Medicines
(NLEM) 201.1 (prepared by MoH&FW) and associated medicines under price control
which is based on the criteria of essentiality.
(d): In view of reply to (c) above does not arise.