By Admin 
If you or someone in your family is suffering from diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease or bone weakness, then this news is useful for you. The government has fixed the maximum prices of 30 essential medicines, which have to be taken daily or for a long time. This means that now no medicine shopkeeper can charge even one rupee more than the fixed MRP on these medicines. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority i.e. NPPA has now issued an order on 27 May 2026.
What is the real problem of expensive medicines?
The biggest complaint regarding the price of medicines in India is that the same medicine is sold in the market under different brand names at very different prices. The medicine which is available for Rs 15 at one shop is available for Rs 40 at another shop. The patient does not know what is the correct price and is forced to buy only the brand prescribed by the doctor. Apart from this, the medicines which are new, or whose price has not yet been fixed by the government, companies can sell them at whatever price they want. This is the reason why in case of chronic diseases like diabetes or heart disease, the medicine bill reaches thousands of rupees every month.
What will change now?
After this order of NPPA, the government itself has decided the MRP of these 30 medicines. Now no matter which company or shop it is, these medicines cannot be charged more than the fixed price. If a shopkeeper charges more then he is breaking the law and action can be taken against him.
Which medicine for which disease will be available at how much?
- For diabetic patients, the combo tablet of Vildagliptin and Metformin will no longer be sold at more than Rs 9.79 per tablet.
- The tablets of Sitagliptin, Glimepiride and Metformin have been fixed at Rs 10.39 to Rs 11.91 per tablet.
- The combo tablet of Teneligliptin and Dapagliflozin has been fixed at Rs 10.17. These medicines have to be taken daily, so if you calculate 30 tablets in a month, then you will not have to pay more than Rs 300 to 360 at the fixed price.
- For heart and blood pressure patients, the combo of Bisoprolol and Amlodipine has been fixed at Rs 7.31 to Rs 9.40 per tablet.
- Cilnidipine and Telmisartan tablets have been fixed at Rs 12.98 to Rs 14.95. Cholesterol medicines of Atorvastatin and Fenofibrate have been fixed at Rs 18.46 per tablet.
- Vitamin D3 Oral Solution for bones and nutritional deficiency has been fixed at Rs 14.91 to Rs 15.88 per ml. The combined tablet of Calcium, Vitamin D3, Methylcobalamin and L-Methylfolate Calcium has been fixed at Rs 19.78.
- The MRP of Tacrolimus Prolonged Release Capsule, given after kidney or liver transplant, has been fixed at Rs 127 per capsule, which is considered a very expensive medicine and fixing its price is a big relief for transplant patients.
- Bilastine and Montelukast tablets for allergy and asthma have been fixed at Rs 21.22 and Paracetamol, Phenylephrine and Chlorpheniramine tablets for fever and pain have been fixed at just Rs 5.15.
What can you do?
While buying medicine, definitely check the MRP written on the strip or box. If the shopkeeper is asking more than the MRP then you can refuse. According to NPPA rules, it is necessary to post a price list at every medicine shop. If you want to make a complaint, you can visit NPPA website nppa.gov.in or lodge a complaint in the state drug controller office. This order is from Akums Drugs, Alkem Wellness, Zydus Lifesciences, Ipca Laboratories, Dr. Applicable to big companies like Reddy’s Laboratories, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Mankind Pharma and Macleods Pharmaceuticals.
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