(Published in Part II, Section 3, Sub Section (ii) of the
Gazette of India Extraordinary, dated the 24^th December, 2002)

Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority)

                                                                New Delhi, the 24^th December, 2002

ORDER

S.O. 1363(E)  – In exercise of the powers, conferred by sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 9 read with paragraph 11 of the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995, read with No. S.O. 637 (E) dated the 4th September, 1997 issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, and in supersession of the order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority), No. S. O. 685(E) dated 25 August, 1999, in so far as relates to formulation packs mentioned in the table below, except in respect of things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority hereby fixes the prices as specified in column (5) of the table below as ceiling prices exclusive of the excise duty and local tax, if any, of each of the scheduled formulations specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table with the strength and pack size specified respectively in the corresponding entries in columns (3) and (4) thereof :

TABLE

IMPORTANT NOTE :

1. For all the other Vitamin formulations having composition within the prescribed range in schedule-V under Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, the following adjustment shall be made by a manufacturer to work out the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for a product under the said order for formulation(s) in column no. 2, when there is change in the composition and the following factors (which are inclusive of admissible MAPE) shall be added/ subtracted as the case may be to the notified ceiling price given in column no. 5 of the table on the following basis.

        For each 10 tablet/capsule in strip/blister.

(i)        For each 5mg or part thereof of Niacinamide Rs.0.036 shall be added/subtracted

(ii)        For each 5mg or part thereof of Calcium Pantothenate Rs.0.082 shall be added/subtracted

(iii)        For each 5mg or part thereof of D-Panthenol Rs.0.139 shall be added/subtracted

(iv)        For each 0.5mg or part thereof of Folic Acid Rs.0.023 shall be added/subtracted

(v)        For each 5mcg or part thereof of Vitamin B12 Rs.0.054 shall be added/subtracted

(vi)        For each 2mg or part thereof of Vitamin B1 Rs.0.037 shall be added/subtracted

(vii)        For each 2mg or part thereof of Vitamin B2 Rs.0.117 shall be added/subtracted

(viii)        For each 1mg or part thereof of Vitamin B6 Rs.0.03 shall be added/subtracted

(ix)        For each 10mg or part thereof of Vitamin C Rs.0.102 shall be added/subtracted

(x)        For each 5mg or part thereof of Vitamin E Rs.0.180 shall be added/subtracted

(xi)        For each 10mg or part thereof of Zinc with or without other trace mineral elements, single or combined, Rs.0.073 shall be added/subtracted

(xii)        For each 0.05mg (50 Microgram) or part thereof of Vitamin H (D-Biotin) Rs.0.402 shall be added/subtracted

2.  The above will be subject to the provision of S.O. No. 83(E) dated 27.1.98 issued by NPPA.

III.        Any other Vitamin formulation/composition not covered in the above table that has any one of the scheduled drugs in column no. 3 as one of its ingredients, it shall be subject to the price ceiling at Sr. No. 1 or at Sr. No. 2 of the table, as the case may be, subject to note I unless the manufacturer has got hereafter specific price fixed by the NPPA for that formulation.

1. For different packing material used or any specific feature claimed, companies are required to approach NPPA for approval/fixation of specific prices.

PN/66/2002/F

F.No. 8(44)/2002/D.P./NPPA-Div.II

(L. M. KAUSHAL)
Deputy Director
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority