Drug Price Control Order (DPCO)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Drug_Price_Control_Order_(DPCO)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Pharmaceutical_Pricing_Authority
gptkbp:amendedBy 2016
gptkbp:appliesTo scheduled drugs
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers
gptkbp:excludes non-scheduled drugs
gptkbp:firstIssueDate 1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Drug Price Control Order (DPCO)
gptkbp:impact pharmaceutical industry pricing
gptkbp:includes National List of Essential Medicines
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion DPCO 2013
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Essential_Commodities_Act,_1955
gptkbp:monitors maximum retail price of drugs
gptkbp:objective make essential medicines affordable
gptkbp:penalty prosecution under Essential Commodities Act
gptkbp:purpose regulate prices of pharmaceutical drugs
gptkbp:regulates ceiling price of medicines
gptkbp:relatedTo pharmaceutical policy in India
gptkbp:scope formulations and bulk drugs
gptkbp:updated gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NPPA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7