HealthPhoto: Hindustan TimesSupreme Court Questions Govt on Medicine Overpricing and MRP Gap
The Supreme Court criticized the Centre for the large gap between the maximum retail price (MRP) of medicines and the prices retailers pay, questioning government oversight of drug pricing. The bench called the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) "totally defunct" and asked if such unchecked practices favoring pharmaceutical companies should be allowed to continue. The government stated its policy is not to control the entire ecosystem.
Hindustan Times·


