SwastiChemEx: Novartis receives NPPA notice imposing Rs 300-cr penalty for overcharging

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Novartis receives NPPA notice imposing Rs 300-cr penalty for overcharging

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slapped a Rs 300-crore fine on Swiss multinational Novartis for overcharging consumers on sale of Voveran, its best-selling painkiller medicine, according to a Business Standard report.

Voveran is based on diclofenac, a component that is under the government's direct price control, adds the report. According to IMS Health annual data, Voveran, with annual sales of about Rs 225 crore, was among the top 10 brands in the domestic drug retail market as of April this year

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