The government on Thursday said the new drug policy, which aims at bringing more medicines under price control, has been notified.
"Based on the same a new DPCO (Drugs Price Control Order) shall be prepared, notified," he added.
Price control over drugs was first introduced in the country in the aftermath of the Chinese aggression by Drugs (Display of Prices) Order 1962 and the Drugs (Control of Prices) Order 1963.
The outgoing drug policy of 1994, which covers 74 bulk drugs, was implemented through Drugs Price Control Order (DPCO) 1995.
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