Feel your pharmacist is overcharging you? The central government’s Pharma Sahi Daam app lets you check and report medicine prices instantly.
The app, developed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, NPPA, helps users:
Price comparison of branded and generic medicines
View government-fixed ceiling prices under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013
Overpricing: report directly to NPPA Medicine costs make up a high share of out-of-pocket expenses.
Many patients are uninformed of official prices. FairConsumer will make it easy for consumers to make informed, fair purchases, and to promote transparency in healthcare.
That’s great! This was much needed as pharmaceuticals sector make profit with huge margin and no one can question them for the price! But this initiative will keep private pharmaceuticals in check and prevent patients from getting looted.
That’s really good. This was much needed as we people as consumers have no idea about the correct prices of medicines. This will make people become aware and pay right priced for right medicines
Quite informative! This is indeed a much needed step in bringing transparency at cutting down the prices of pharmaceutical products as the price difference becomes larger till the point when customers get the final product from market.
What a powerful initiative! No more guesswork or overspending on necessary medications—patients now receive the transparency they deserve thanks to the *Pharma Sahi Daam* app. It is a true game-changer for equitable healthcare because of price checks, ceiling rates, and direct reporting to NPPA.
Have you attempted to compare the costs of any medications yet? Let’s raise awareness so that more people can make wise decisions!
Great initiative! This was pretty much needed. People never compromise on medicines and healthcare, this fact is exploited by the pharmaceutical sector who provide medicines at a much higher cost. This would keep a check on the private pharmacists.
This is a timely and much-needed initiative. The Pharma Sahi Daam app empowers consumers to verify medicine prices, compare branded and generic options, and report overpricing directly to NPPA. By promoting transparency and informed decision-making, it can significantly reduce out-of-pocket expenses and ensure fair access to essential medicines. Such tools are crucial for patient rights and accountability in healthcare.
The Pharma Sahi Daam app is a valuable tool for consumers, helping them verify medicine prices and report overcharging instantly. By giving access to government-fixed ceiling prices, it protects patients from unfair costs and increases transparency. This empowers people to make informed choices and promotes accountability in healthcare.
This is such a useful initiative! The Pharma Sahi Daam app empowers patients to check official medicine prices and report overcharging directly to the NPPA, thereby promoting fair, informed purchases. In our country, where medicine costs are a major part of out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, tools like this can really protect consumers. A small step for individuals, but a giant leap for transparent and fair healthcare access!
In the pharma world, a drug having a cost ranges from 20 rupees to 200. It doesn’t mean higher priced drug produce better results in every circumstances. Even low cost drug, itself also produce good results.
They only get differ by their excipient not about the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).
At the very end, both drug have same API and produce more over similar effects.