(Published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 27th September, 2007)

 

Government of India

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority

 

New Delhi, the 27th September, 2007

 

ORDER

S.O. 1649(E)- In exercise of the powers, conferred by sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 9 and paragraph 11 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 1995, read with No. S.O. 637 (E) dated the 4th September, 1997 issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, hereby fixes the prices as specified in column (5) of the table below as ceiling prices exclusive of excise duty and local tax, if any, and in column (6) of the table below as Equivalent MRP inclusive of excise duty and education cess, sales tax/VAT of each of the Scheduled formulations specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table with the strength and pack size specified respectively in the corresponding entries in columns (3) and (4) thereof:

Table

 


Sl.     Name of the formulation                       Strength                 Pack               Ceiling        Equivalent

No.                                                                                             Size                 Price     MRP*(inclusive

                                                                                                                          (Rs.)         of all taxes)

                                                                                                                                               (Rs.)

(1)                       (2)                                         (3)                      (4)                    (5)                 (6)

 

 


                                             Each Dispersible tablet contains

“1.     Doxycycline                  Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                 6.66              7.68

         Monohydrate+Lactic    eq. to Doxycycline -100mg       Strip/Blister

         Acid Bacillus Tablets    Lactic Acid

                                             Bacillus - 60million spores

                                                                                                     

                                             Each tablet contains

2.      Doxycycline +              Doxycycline Hcl / Hyclate               10’s                 5.82              6.71

         Lactic Acid Bacillus      eq. to Doxycycline - 100mg      Strip/Blister

         Tablets                         Lactic Acid

                                             Bacillus - 30million spores

 

3.      Doxycycline +              Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                 6.50              7.50

         Lactic Acid Bacillus      eq. to Doxycycline - 100mg      Strip/Blister

         Tablets                         Lactic Acid

                                             Bacillus - 30million spores

 

4.      Doxycycline                  Doxycycline Hcl / Hyclate               10’s                 3.36              3.87

         Tablets                         eq. to Doxycycline - 50mg        Strip/Blister

 

5.      Doxycycline                  Doxycycline Monohydrate               6’s                  4.18              4.82

         Tablets                         eq. to Doxycycline                    Strip/Blister

                                             Anhydrous - 100mg

 

6.      Doxycycline                  Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                11.46            13.22

         Tablets                         eq. to Doxycycline                    Strip/Blister

                                             Anhydrous - 200mg

 

7.      Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                 6.55              7.56

         Lactic Acid Bacillus      eq. to Doxycycline                    Strip/Blister

         Tablets                         Anhydrous - 100mg

                                             Lactic Acid Bacillus - 60million spores

 

8.      Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                18.34            21.15

         Ornidazole Tablets        eq. to Doxycycline                    Strip/Blister

                                             Anhydrous - 100mg

                                             Ornidazole - 500mg

 

9.      Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                 8.80             10.15

         Serratiopeptidase          eq. to Doxycycline                    Strip/Blister

         Tablets                         Anhydrous - 100mg

                                             Serratiopeptidase - 10mg

 

10.    Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                 7.60              8.77

         Ambroxol HCl              eq. to Doxycycline                    Strip/Blister

         Tablets                         Anhydrous - 100mg

                                             Ambroxol HCl - 30mg

 

11.    Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Hcl / Hyclate               10’s                12.22            14.10

         Tinidazole +                  eq. to Doxycycline - 100mg      Strip/Blister

         Lactic Acid Bacillus      Tinidazole - 600mg

         Tablets                         Lactic Acid Bacillus - 60million spores

 

12.    Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                12.94            14.93

         Tinidazole +                  eq. to Doxycycline -100mg       Strip/Blister

         Lactic Acid Bacillus      Tinidazole - 600mg

         Tablets                         Lactic Acid Bacillus - 60million spores

 

13.    Doxycycline+               Doxycycline Monohydrate              10’s                 9.98             11.51

         Serratiopeptidase          eq. to Doxycycline- 100mg       Strip/Blister

         Tablets                         Serratiopeptidase - 15mg

 

 

 


*Subject to actual payment of Government levies/taxes, as applicable.

 

Note :

(a)        For addition of ingredient like Lactic Acid Bacillus Rs.0.017 per 10’s tablet/capsule will be added/substracted for each 10 million spores or part thereof of Lactic Acid Bacillus as the case may be in the above mentioned formulation packs.

(b)        The prices fixed are the maximum retail prices in column (6) (inclusive of excise duty and local taxes if any) for the specified pack and packs of similar strength, and companies cannot claim exemption on any ground therefrom, unless specifically permitted by the Government/NPPA through an order.

(c)        The companies / manufacturers may added taxes only if they have paid actually to the Government on the price mentioned in the column (5).  If there is any variation in the MRP (inclusive of the taxes), the same may be intimated to the NPPA in the Form-V of DPCO, 1995.

(d)        Pro-rata pricing for packs of same composition but of different sizes will be applicable vide S.O. No. 83(E) dated 27.1.1998 for tablet and capsule packed in strip/blister.

(e)        For different packing material used or any special feature claimed, companies are required to approach NPPA for approval/fixation of specific prices.

(f)         The manufacturer and marketing company for the above said formulation shall be required to take the requisite prior approval from the competent Authority for any change in the composition of the above said formulation with written prior intimation to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.

(g)        Consequent to the issue of ceiling price of the formulation pack(s) in this notification, the following price order(s) issued prior to this date of notification stand automatically withdrawn :

            Sl.No.                                      Price Order No.                              Date

            .

            .and any other price order(s) issued earlier for the composition of the formulation pack for which ceiling price is notified in this notification.

        

PN/96/2007/F                                                                              F. No. 8(6)/2007/D.P./NPPA-Div.-II

 

                                                                                                                       (A. K. PAL)

                                                                                                                     Deputy Director