Barely a month after reducing the maximum retail price (MRP) of 151 packs, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is set to slash prices of another 25 essential medicine packs by up to 90.26 per cent. The latest price revision includes mostly cardiovascular drugs, anti-bacterials, anti-herpes, contraceptives and gastrointestinal medicines, said an official. For instance, the MRP of Clopidogrel 75 mg, a cardio vascular medicine used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease, will drop from Rs 88.77 a tablet to a mere Rs 1.36 per tablet. Similarly, the price of Isosorbide 5 Dinitrate 10 mg, another cardio vascular drug, will reduce by 19 per cent. The price of anti-herpes injection Acyclovir 250 mg will drop by 41 per cent to Rs 460.05 from Rs 672 earlier.
Source : Business Standard
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