Prices of Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Mefenamic acid, Paracetmol, and Morphine spike today under NLEM drugs due to NPPA's notice based on WPI data, impacting over 800 medications including Folic Acid, Iron Sucrose, and Hydroxocobalamin. This will apply to more than 800 drugs mentioned on the NELM. Read this article to know more.
Common medicines that are likely to get expensive from today
Common medicines like Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, Mefenamic acid,
Paracetmol, and Morphine will become expensive from today. The medicines
included in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) will be bought at a
higher price from April 1, as per a notification released by the National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers.
This will apply to more than 800 drugs mentioned on the NELM.
"Based on the WPI data provided by the office of the Economic
Advisor, Department of Industry and Internal trade Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, the annual change in WPI works out as (+) 0.00551% during the
calendar year 2023 over the corresponding period in 2022," said the notice
by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
The medicines which are going to be cheaper from today include
painkillers like paracetamol, morphine; TB medicines like Amikacin,
Bedaquiline, Clarithromycin; anticonvulsants like Clobazam, Diazepam,
Lorazepam; antidotes in poisoning like activated Charcoal, D-Penicillamine,
Nalaxone, Snake venom and antibiotics like Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Benzylpenicillin,
Cefadroxil, Cefazolin, and Ceftriaxone; Folic Acid, Iron Sucrose,
Hydroxocobalamin, Flunarizine, Propranolol, Donepezil, Abacavir, Lamivudine,
Zidovudine, Efavirenz, Nevirapine, Raltegravir, Dolutegravir, Ritonavir,
Clotrimazole, Fluconazole, Mupirocin, Nystatin, Terbinafine, Dilitazem,
Metoprolol, Digoxin, Verapramil, Amlodipine, Ramipril, Telmisarten; Malaria
medicines like Artesunate, Artemether, Chloroquine, Clindamycin, Quinine,
Primaquine, 5-Fluorouracil, Actinomycin D, All-trans retinoic acid, Arsenic
trioxide, Calcium folinate, Chlorohexidine, Ethyl Alcohol, Hydrogen peroxide,
Povidine iodine, Potassium permanganate and general anaesthetics and oxygen
medicines like Halothane, Isoflurane, Ketamine, Nitrous oxide, etc.
The NPPA announced that the change will amount to 0.0055 per cent
for medicines under the NLEM in line with the annual change in the wholesale
price index (WPI).
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