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The '''National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority''' (NPPA) is a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in [[India]].<ref name=bs_rejig>{{cite news|title=Regulator may permit rejig of pharma packaging cost|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/regulator-may-permit-rejig-of-pharma-packaging-cost-112052800027_1.html|accessdate=20 July 2014|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=28 May 2012}}</ref>.National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) was constituted vide Government of India Resolution dated 29th August, 1997 as an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]] as an independent Regulator for pricing of drugs and to ensure availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices.

== Drug Price Control Orders ==
The NPPA regularly publishes lists of medicines and their maximum ceiling prices. The latest DPCO was released in 2013 which has a list of 384 drugs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-dpco/article6458442.ece|title=All you wanted to know about: DPCO|last=V|first=NALINAKANTHI|date=2014-09-29|work=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nppaindia.nic.in/prnotif2014/pr-not-cp-para4&6-2014.html|title=NOTIFIED PRICES OF BULK DRUGS AS SPECIFIED IN FIRST SCHEDULE OF DPCO,|website=www.nppaindia.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nppaindia.nic.in/prnotif2014/pr-not-retail-para5-2014.html|title=NOTIFIED PRICES OF BULK DRUGS AS SPECIFIED IN FIRST SCHEDULE OF DPCO,|website=www.nppaindia.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nppaindia.nic.in/prnotif2014/pr-not-para19-2014.html|title=NOTIFIED PRICES OF BULK DRUGS AS SPECIFIED IN FIRST SCHEDULE OF DPCO,|website=www.nppaindia.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nppaindia.nic.in/|title=National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority|website=www.nppaindia.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pharmaceuticals.gov.in/dpconppa|title=DPCO/NPPA {{!}} Department of Pharmaceuticals|website=pharmaceuticals.gov.in|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref>
On 4 December 2017, it was announced that a Multi-disciplinary committee of experts for consultation on matters pertaining to implementation of Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) including technicalities involved in pricing and new launches will be set up and it will have the member secretary of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing authority (NPPA) as its convener.

== Functions ==
* To implement and enforce the provisions of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order in accordance with the powers delegated to it.
* To deal with all legal matters arising out of the decisions of the Authority.
* 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 undertake and/ or sponsor relevant studies in respect of pricing of drugs/ pharmaceuticals.
* To recruit/ appoint the officers and other staff members of the Authority, as per rules and procedures laid down by the Government.
* To render advice to the Central Government on changes/ revisions in the drug policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nppaindia.nic.in/|title=Official National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority}}</ref>
* To render assistance to the Central Government in the parliamentary matters relating to the drug pricing.<ref name="nppa_deptpharma">{{cite web|url=http://pharmaceuticals.gov.in/pharma_nppa.htm|title=National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)|publisher=Department of Pharmaceuticals, [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]|accessdate=20 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728211508/http://pharmaceuticals.gov.in/pharma_nppa.htm|archivedate=28 July 2014}}</ref>

==Initiatives==
===Price monitoring and resource unit (PMRU)===
Under its program called "Consumer awareness, publicity and price monitoring" the NPPA has set up 12 Price monitoring and resource units in various States and [[Union Territory|UTs]].It has planned to set up such units in all 36 states and UTs for better outreach of NPPA in the states as these units will help the NPPA and State drug controller to ensure the accessibility of drugs at affordable prices. The PMRUs are societies registered under [[Societies Registration Act, 1860]] under the direct supervision of '''State drug controller''' with its "board of governors" containing nominees of state and central government apart from other stakeholders. They will be funded by NPPA for their recurring and non recurring expenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645545#:~:text=A%20Price%20Monitoring%20and%20Resource,and%20Fertilizers%2C%20Government%20of%20India.&text=NPPA%20has%20plans%20to%20set,all%20the%2036%20States%2F%20UTs.|title=Price Monitoring and Resource Unit set up in Karnataka under the aegis of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority|website=Press Information bureau|accessdate=2020-09-02}}</ref>

== References ==
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http://nppaindia.nic.in/wh-new-2018/wh-new-07-2018.html "NPPA has fixed/revised ceiling prices/retail prices of 869 formulations under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 in related Notification /order dated 02.04.2018."

==External links==
* [http://www.nppaindia.nic.in/index1.html Official website]
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