Govt to initiate talks with stakeholders on drug trade margins

The Department of Pharmaceuticals along with the Drug pricing regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) will discuss the issue of TMR with the stakeholders, in an effort to reduce prices of medicines& medical devices. The trade margin is the difference between the price at which the manufacturers/importers sell to stockists and the price charged to consumers.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news