Karnataka flags drug landing cost-MRP gap at hospitals of up to 52.6 times; seeks Centre's intervention

Karnataka flags drug landing cost-MRP gap at hospitals of up to 52.6 times; seeks Centre's intervention

Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration commissioner K Srinivas has sought urgent regulatory intervention over the pricing of medicines, medical devices and consumables supplied to hospitals at discounted institutional prices but billed to in-patients at the printed maximum retail price (MRP) or close to it.