From today, the burden on patients increased, from anti-biotics to pain killers, medicines became costlier by 12 percent.
आज से बढ़ी मरीज़ों पर मार, एंटी-बायोटिक्स से लेकर पेन किलर तक, दवाइयां 12% महंगी हुईं
Liquor has become expensive and gas cylinders have become cheaper in the country from April 1st. At the same time, people have got a big shock regarding medicines, because from today more than 500 medicines have become expensive.
The rates of medicines have increased by about 12 percent. In such a situation, now people will have to shell out more money to buy everything from anti-biotics to painkillers.
All medicines including cancer, heart disease, anemia, malaria, anti-septic will be available at new rates from today. Actually, the government has given permission to pharmaceutical companies to increase the rates of medicines according to the Annual Wholesale Price Index (WPI). Although as per the rules, pharmaceutical companies can increase the rates only by 10 percent in a year, but this time the rates have been increased by 2 percent more i.e. 12 percent more.
After all, why were the prices of medicines increased so much?
According to media reports, in the last few years, products related to the pharma sector have become costlier by 15 to 100 percent. These products include paracetamol, glycerin, propylene glycol, syrup, solvents etc. Penicillin also became expensive. Due to this, Indian drug manufacturers sought permission from the government to increase the prices of medicine formulations by about 10 percent. He also wanted to increase the prices of other medicines by 20 percent, but the government gave him permission to increase the prices by 12 percent. In the year 2023, pharmaceutical companies had increased the rates by 11 percent.
These medicines have become expensive from today
Vitamin tablets, steroids, pain killers, TB, cancer, malaria, HIV AIDS, anti-biotics, anti-dotes, anemia, Parkinson’s, dementia medicines, anti-fungal medicines, heart disease medicines, skin disease related medicines, plasma. , anti-viral medicines, antiseptics and disinfectants