F.No. 9(19)/05/DP/NPPA
Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
YMCA Cultural Center Building,
1, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001
Phone : 011-23345116/18, Fax : 23445119
Dated : 30th March, 2005
Explanatory Note
Subject: Fixation/revision of prices of bulk drugs under DPCO, 1995
The NPPA has revised the prices of 22 Bulk Drugs and 16 Derivatives as per following details due to reduction in the Customs Duty as announced in the Union Budget for the year 2005-06. This Suo-motu exercise has been carried out in order to pass on the benefit of reduction of duties to the consumers. The prices revised alongwith the pre-revised price and the percentage decrease are given below. The reduction in the prices ranges from 0.09% to 6.81% :
| Sl.No. | Name of the bulk drug | Unit | Current notified price (Rs) | Revised price as worked out (Rs) | Percent decrease |
| 1 | Oxytetracycline Hcl | Kg. | 1098 | 1097 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Oxytetracycline Amphoteric | Kg. | 1556 | 1553 | 0.19 |
| 3 | Sulphamoxole | Kg. | 611 | 589 | 3.60 |
| 4 | Lynestrenol | Kg. | 79044 | 73995 | 6.39 |
| 5 | Iodochlorohydroxyquinoline (ICHQ) | Kg. | 728 | 702 | 4.71 |
| 6 | Prednisolone | Kg. | 57158 | 56503 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Prednisolone Acetate | Kg. | 34077 | 31921 | 6.33 |
| 8 | Chloroquine Phosphate | Kg. | 729 | 706 | 3.16 |
| 9 | Pentazocine | Kg. | 34162 | 33663 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Procaine Pencillin G | BU | 1368 | 1357 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Benzathine Pencillin G | Kg. | 2500 | 2469 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Pyrantel Pamoate | Kg. | 1370 | 1361 | 0.66 |
| 13 | Metronidazole Benzoate | Kg. | 382 | 373 | 2.36 |
| 14 | Vitamin C (Plain) | Kg. | 500 | 479 | 4.20 |
| 15 | Vitamin C (Coated) | Kg. | 498 | 477 | 4.22 |
| 16 | Sodium Ascorbate | Kg. | 547 | 525 | 4.02 |
| 17 | Cefatoxime Sodium (Sterile) | Kg. | 9033 | 8632 | 4.44 |
| 18 | Erythromycin Estolate (Ex-Fermentation) | Kg. | 3511 | 3502 | 0.26 |
| 19 | Erythromycin Estolate (Ex-TIOC) | Kg. | 2329 | 2197 | 5.67 |
| 20 | Erythromycin Base (Ex-Fermentation) | Kg. | 4814 | 4803 | 0.23 |
| 21 | Erythromycin Base (Ex- TIOC) | Kg. | 2759 | 2571 | 6.81 |
| 22 | Erythromycin Stearate | Kg. | 1982 | 1861 | 6.10 |
| 23 | Erythromycin Ethyl Succinate | Kg. | 3255 | 3127 | 3.93 |
| 24 | Erythromycin Propionate | Kg. | 3211 | 3024 | 5.82 |
| 25 | Betamethasone Alcohol | Gm. | 224 | 221 | 1.34 |
| 26 | Betamethasone Valerate | Gm. | 213 | 210 | 1.41 |
| 27 | Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate | Gm. | 178 | 176 | 1.12 |
| 28 | Vitamin A Pal. 1.0/1.7 MIU/Gm (1000 Gms) | 1000 MIU | 2436 | 2427 | 0.37 |
| 29 | Vitamin A Acet. 1.0 MIU/Gm (1000 Gms) | 1000 MIU | 2544 | 2535 | 0.35 |
| 30 | Dry Vitamin A 0.5 MIU/Gm (1000 Gms) | 1000 MIU | 3403 | 3393 | 0.29 |
| 31 | Vitamin E Acetate (dlaTocopheryl Acetate) |
Kg. | 942 | 905 | 3.93 |
| 32 | Carbamezapine | Kg. | 3103 | 3080 | 0.74 |
| 33 | Dextropropoxyphene Hcl | Kg. | 3997 | 3846 | 3.78 |
| 34 | Dextropropoxyphene Napsylate | Kg. | 5357 | 5178 | 3.34 |
| 35 | Ibuprofen | Kg. | 384 | 370 | 3.65 |
| 36 | Parachlorometaxylenol (PCMX) | Kg. | 294 | 284 | 3.40 |
| 37 | Spironolactone | Kg. | 26619 | 25667 | 3.58 |
| 38 | Doxycycline Hcl/Doxycycline Hyclate | Kg. | 1855 | 1788 | 3.61 |
The Maximum Selling Price (MSP) of Bulk Drug Cefadroxyl Monohydrate has been revised from Rs.4548/Kg to Rs.2303/Kg and the MSP of Tolnaftate Rs.6477/Kg to Rs.4167/Kg. The price of Bulk Drug Cefadroxyl Monohydrate has been fixed based on detailed cost price study of M/s Aurobindo Pharma & M/s Lupin Ltd. under para 3 of DPCO, 1995 whereas the price of bulk drug Tolnaftate has been fixed under para 11 of the DPCO, 1995. The prices now notified works out to 49.36% and 35.66% less than the earlier notified prices respectively.
The revised notified prices shall become effective within 15 days from the date of notification the Official Gazette. All the manufacturers of the formulations utilizing the drug in their scheduled formulations are advised to follow the provisions of DPCO, 1995 with regard to pricing of the derivative formulations.
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