National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
About NPPA
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.
NPPA (National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority) was constituted vide Government of India Resolution dated 29th August 1997 as an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers as an independent Regulator for pricing of drugs and
Operation Pangea XIV by Interpol on fake medicines
More than 1.1 lakh web links, including websites and online marketplaces, have been taken down in an operation involving the police, customs and health regulatory authorities of 92 countries against the sale of fake and illicit medicines and medical products.
Code-named “Operation Pangea XIV”, the exercise was coordinated by Interpol.
Indian agencies also participated in the operation, said an official of the Central
Medical devices & Pharmaceuticals in India
The Indian government is concentrating on producing high-end medical devices and pharmaceuticals as part of its effort to reduce its reliance on imports.
About medical device:
Engineering and medicine come together in an unusual way in the medical device sector. It entails the construction of devices that sustain life inside the human body.
Medical devices include surgical instruments, diagnostic tools like X-rays, CT scans, MRIs