Prices of 35 essential medicines, including paracetamol, heart medications, slashed: Details

New Delhi: The central government has decided to reduce the price of 35 essential medicines, including paracetamol and amoxicillin. Life-saving drugs that are prescribed for cardiovascular illnesses and diabetes, mental problems, as well as some anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics, are included in the list of medicines that would get cheaper. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority regulates the prices of drugs in India. The prices of chemical compounds, including Aceclofenac, trypsin–chymotrypsin, potassium clavulanate, empagliflozin, sitagliptin, metformin, as well as paediatric drops, vitamin D, calcium drops, and diclofenac, would also be reduced.

A few of the revised prices
1) Aceclofenac – Paracetamol – Trypsin Chymotrypsin tablet – Rs 13
2) Tablet containing Atorvastatin 40 mg and Clopidogrel 75 mg (cardiac medicine) – Rs 25.61
3) Cholecalciferol drops for Vitamin D supplementation and Diclofenac injection – Rs 31.77 per ml

Updated prices to be displayed
The dealers and retailers of the medicines should display the updated price list in their facilities. If not, it can attract penalties under the DPCO, 2013 and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.