Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0)

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Recently, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) celebrated its 25th anniversary.
At the inaugural session of the event, the Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0) and Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app were launched.

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Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0): It is an integrated responsive cloud-based application developed by NPPA with technical support from Centre for Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
- It is envisaged to optimise synergies in operations in order to promote Government’s thrust on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ as it would provide a single window for submissions of various forms as mandated under Drug Price Control Order (DPCO),2013.
- It would also enable paperless functioning of NPPA and facilitate the stakeholders to connect with National Pharma Pricing Regulator from across the country
Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app: It has features like speech recognition; search medicines brand/formulation wise; share feature along with consumer complaint handling system.

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

It is a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.
It was constituted by Government of India Resolution in 1997 as an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
It acts as an independent Regulator for pricing of drugs and to ensure availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices

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