F. No. 9(3)00/DP/NPP
A Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority

23rd Floor, Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan,
Tolstoy Marg, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001

Dated 13th March 2000.

Subject : DPCO, 1995- Fixation/revision of price of bulk drugs Erythromycin Estolate, Erythromycin Stearate and Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate.

NPPA has revised the prices of bulk drugs Erythromycin Estolate from Rs. 3896/kg to Rs. 4090/kg, Erythromycin Stearate from Rs. 2604/kg to Rs. 2533/kg and Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate from Rs. 4392/kg to Rs. 4626/kg vide notification in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Nos. S.O 233 (E) and 232 (E) dated 10.03.2000. A copy of the same is enclosed. The price of Rs. 3896/kg of Erythromycin Estolate was notified on 15.7.97, while prices of 2604/kg and Rs. 4392/kg for Erythromycin Stearate and Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate was notified on 17.11.99. The notifications are also available on the NPPA website www.nppaindia.com.

These prices revisions have been carried out by conducting the fresh cost price study based on the data of M/s Alembic Ltd. and M/s Abbott Ltd.

The revised notified prices shall become effective within 15 days from the date of notification in the Official Gazette. All the manufacturers of the formulations utilising these drugs in their scheduled formulations are advised to follow the provisions of DPCO, 1995 with regard to pricing of the derivative formulations.

(V.K. Aggarwal)
Dy. Director(Cost)