Date:26/03/2008 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/03/26/stories/2008032651290300.htm

Back NPPA raises Ibuprofen price

New Delhi, March 25

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised the maximum sale price for Ibuprofen from Rs 404 per kg to Rs 442 per kg. The move will benefit companies such as IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which manufactures the drug in bulk. The revised tariff will come into effect from the first week of April. The drug is primarily used for relief of symptoms of arthritis, primary dysmenorrhea, fever, and as an analgesic, especially where there is an inflammatory co mponent.

– Our Bureau