Thu, Feb 22, 2018 | Updated 12.30AM IST
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A study undertaken by National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) reveals how prices are marked up by hospitals to inflate bills to earn profits. The study acknowledges that the companies and doctors prefer to prescribe non scheduled drugs to escape the price regulation that covers a tiny percentage of the market. As per National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) analysis, non scheduled drugs make up the highest share, 25% of the bill, and the hospitals are maximizing the profits through unethical ways.
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