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F. No.20(3)/2013 Div-I(MIS)/ NPPA
Government of India
Department of Pharmaceuticals
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Ph: 23345116, 23345118 & 23345122
Fax: 23345119
Website: www.nppaindia.nic.in

5th / 3rd Floor,
YMCA Cultural Centre Building,
1, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi- 110001
Phone: 23345120/23345116/23345118/23345122
Fax: 23345119

Dated: 05.03.2013

To,

The Associations of Pharmaceuticals Companies as per list

Subject:        Submission of data for pricing of NLEM-2011 drugs under National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy 2012 (NPPP-12).

Sir,

As you may be aware that the Government of India have issued Gazette Notification on 7^th December, 2012 announcing the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy-2012 (NPPP-2012). As per the said policy, the prices of drugs under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) are to be fixed by the Government, primarily based on (a) the prices at stockist level and (b) the market share of specific formulations.  The details of NPPP-2012 and drugs covered under NLEM are available at official website of Department of Pharmaceuticals – http://pharmaceuticals.gov.in.

In order to fix prices of NLEM drugs, NPPA requires data relating to production, Moving Annual Turnover value (MAT value), prices at stockistlevel as on 31.05.2012 as per the enclosed format.

It is mentioned here that the methodology of fixing ceiling price of NLEM medicines, by adopting the Simple Average Price of all the brands having market share( on the basis of Moving Annual Turnover) more than and equal to 1% of the total market turnover of that medicine, will be as per formula mentioned in the NPPP-2012. It is therefore essential that the data furnished should be complete and correct in all respects.

Thus, it is requested that complete data/ information in respect of NLEM drugs manufactured by your member companies may be furnished to NPPA in the specified format in excel sheet at email nppa@nic.in. Your member company may also be requested to send complete data/ information both in soft and hard copy by 20^th March, 2013 positively in order to carry out process of price fixation under NPPP-2012 in time.

It may kindly be noted that the submission of this data is mandatory as per extant rules and your association intervention for timely submission of data by your members companies will be highly appreciated.

On the captioned context, Chairman, NPPA will hold a meeting with all the Associations / Confederations etc. of manufacturers and companies / sellers of pharmaceuticals on 11.03.2013 at 3.00 P.M. in the Conference Hall of NPPA.  You are requested, to make it convenient to attend this meeting so that issues are discussed threadbare before fixing the ceiling price of NLEM medicines

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

(Gur Pyari)
Director (MIS)