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Pharma Readies For Price Caps On Glargine, Teneligliptin, Lenalidomide In India

Ranitidine Among 26 Drugs Dropped From NLEM 2022

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

India’s national list of essential medicines 2022 features 34 additions, including insulin glargine, teneligliptin, lenalidomide, bedaquiline and montelukast, with price control expected to follow on these drugs.

Price Controls Expected For Several New Drugs In India • Source: Shutterstock

Seven years after the last revision in 2015, India has announced its latest national list of essential medicines (NLEM), which covers 384 drugs in total across 27 therapeutic categories and adds 34 therapies, including insulin glargine, teneligliptin, lenalidomide and montelukast, to the roster.

While the primary objective of the NLEM is to promote the rational use of drugs with an eye on cost, safety and efficacy, as well as facilitating optimum use of healthcare resources, medicines on the list generally go on to be subject to price caps in the country

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