TNPSC Thervupettagam

Price Monitoring and Research Unit

February 7 , 2019 1993 days 686 0
  • Kerala has become the first State to set up a price monitoring and research unit (PMRU).
  • It aims to track violation of prices of essential drugs and medical devices under the Drugs Price Control Order.
  • This move comes more than five years after the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) proposed such a system for the States and the Union Territories.
  • State Health Secretary would be the Chairman of the society and the Drugs Controller would be its member secretary.
  • Its members include a State government representative, representatives of private pharmaceutical companies, and those from consumer rights protection fora.
  • The society would also have an executive committee headed by the Drugs Controller.

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