'Govt needs to phase out branded drugs to promote generic medications'
Days after PM Modi's announcement, the Medical Council of India (MCI) had directed all the hospitals, doctors and state medical council to prescribe generic medicines to patients.
May 01, 2017, 12:25 PM ISTGovernment forms committee to review drug pricing policy
The government has formed an inter-ministerial committee to review the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO) 2013, following the Supreme Court verdict this year that termed the drug pricing policy as irrational and unreasonable.
Nov 01, 2015, 15:16 PM IST