2. Content:
Introduction
Objective
Schedule
Definitions
retail price of formulation
Power to fix retail price of scheduled formulations
penalties
3. Introduction
This order is governed under Central Government
Regulated by Essential Commodities Act, 1955 under section 3.
Amendment:
Display of price order-1962
Control of price-1963
DPCO-1966
DPCO-1970
DPCO-1979
DPCO-1987
DPCO-1995
DPCO-2013
4. Objective:
1. To achieve adequate production
2. To secure or regulate the equitable distribution
3. To maintain and increase the supplies of bulk drug and formulations
4. To make this available at fair prices.
5. Schedule:
There are total three schedule
Schedule 1:
List of 76 bulk drugs
Schedule 2:
Form of approval or revision of prices of schedule formulation( form 1 to form 6)
Schedule 3:
Pre tax returns on sale turnover of manufactured importer of formulation as A,B,C category.
6. Definition's:
Bulk drugs:
Any pharmaceutical, chemical, biological or plant product including its salts and derivatives which
conforming to pharmacopoeial standard
Ceiling price:
price fixed by government for scheduled formulation.
Dealer:
Person carrying out business of purchase or sale of drugs whether as wholesaler or retailer
Distributor:
Distributor of drugs or his agents appointed by manufacturer
Formulation:
Medicine processed out of, or containing one or more drugs with or without pharmaceutical excipients to
treat diseases.
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Import:
Bringing into India from place outside India
Net worth:
It means paid up share capital of a company plus free reserve
Retail price:
It means the retail price of drug fixed in accordance with the provisions of drugs (price control) order
Retailer:
Means a dealer carrying on the retail business of sale of drugs to customer
Scheduled bulk drugs:
Bulk drug specified in the first schedule
Scheduled formulation:
Formulation containing any bulk drug specified in the first schedule either individually or in the combination
8. • Retail price of formulation:
By applying following formula, retail price of the formulation is calculated by the
government:
RP = (MC+ CC+ PM+ PC) * ( 1+ MAPE/100) + ED
RP = Retail price
MC = Material cost
CC = conversion cost
PM = Cost of packing material
PC = packing charges
MAPE = maximum allowable post manufacturing expenses
ED = excise duty
13. • Power to exempt:
Government has power to exempt any manufacturer from the operation of all or any of
this order on consideration of all or any of the following factor:
1. Number of worker employed
2. Amount of capital invested
3. Type of product manufactured
4. Sales turnover
5. Production of new drug which has not been produced