National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority brings 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control, caps trade margin at 30%
5 years, 10 months ago

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority brings 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control, caps trade margin at 30%

Firstpost  

Currently, 57 anti-cancer drugs are under price control as scheduled formulations New Delhi: The government has decided to bring 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control, capping trade margin at 30 percent, an official statement on Wednesday said. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has invoked extraordinary powers in public interest, under Para 19 of the Drugs Order, 2013 to bring 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control through trade margin rationalisation, the statement said. “Invoking paragraph 19 of DPCO, 2013, the government hereby puts a cap on trade margin of 30 percent and directs manufacturers to fix their retail price based on price at first point of sale of product… of the non-scheduled formulations containing any of the 42 drugs,” the Department of Pharmaceuticals said in a notification As per data available with NPPA, the MRP for 105 brands will be reduced up to 85 percent entailing minimum saving of Rs 105 crore to consumers, it added. Currently, 57 anti-cancer drugs are under price control as scheduled formulations Now 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines have been selected for price regulation by restricting trade margin on the selling price up to 30 percent, the notification said “These would cover 72 formulations and 355 brands as per data available with NPPA.

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Parliamentary panel reviews price spike of medicines
3 days, 14 hours ago

Parliamentary panel reviews price spike of medicines

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers reviewed the prices of essential medicines on 7 January in a meeting attended by officials from the Department of Pharmaceuticals. “There was a review briefing by the representatives of the department of pharmaceuticals to the Parliamentary panel on price rise of medicines in the pharmaceutical sector impacting the lives of …

Manickam Tagore's Letter to PM Modi on Price Hike of Essential Medicines
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Manickam Tagore's Letter to PM Modi on Price Hike of Essential Medicines

The Hindu  

Manickam Tagore, a Congress MP, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a detailed explanation behind the recent price hike announced by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). He expressed concerns about the significant increase in prices of essential medicines and proposed the establishment of an independent review committee to assess its impact on patients and healthcare providers.

Drug Prices Soar by 50%, a Public Interest Move?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Drug Prices Soar by 50%, a Public Interest Move?

The Hindu  

The government has increased the ceiling prices of eight drugs by 50%. This decision is made in the context of extraordinary circumstances and public interest. The affected drugs are essential for public health and are used in various healthcare programs. The decision is expected to ensure continued availability of these drugs at affordable prices.

In a first, Medicare has set prices for 10 drugs, saving billions
5 months ago

In a first, Medicare has set prices for 10 drugs, saving billions

Politico  

This marks the first time Biden and Harris have rallied together in public since the president dropped his bid for a second term, and offers a chance for Harris to tout one of the administration’s signature domestic achievements. Asked whether it’s fair to compare the negotiated prices to individual drugs’ list prices, which don’t take into account rebates, Dr. Meena …

DCA Conducts Raids, Seizes Overpriced Drugs
9 months, 1 week ago

DCA Conducts Raids, Seizes Overpriced Drugs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: State Drugs Control Administration officials conducted raids on various medical shops in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district and seized overpriced antifungal medicines that were being sold at a higher price than MRP in the market. During the raids the DCA seized ‘ITRAHET-200 capsules’ manufactured by ‘Hetero Healthcare Ltd.’ Hetero Healthcare Ltd. overpriced the product and charged an excess of Rs …

DCA seizes antifungal medicine for price violations by manufacturer
9 months, 1 week ago

DCA seizes antifungal medicine for price violations by manufacturer

The Hindu  

Telangana Drug Control Administration officials have seized ‘ITRAHET-200 Capsules’ manufactured by Hetero Healthcare Limited for selling the medicine above the price ceiling set by the Central Government. The antifungal medicine falls under the price control regulations of the Drugs Order of 2013 and has a ‘ceiling price’ determined by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Government of India. According to the …

Govt dismisses reports of significant hikes in prices of medicines
9 months, 1 week ago

Govt dismisses reports of significant hikes in prices of medicines

Op India  

The government dismissed the media reports claiming that medicine prices will witness a significant hike by up to 12 per cent from April 2024 and called them false, misleading and malicious. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the Department of Pharmaceuticals annually revises the ceiling prices of scheduled medicines based on …

NPPA revises ceiling prices of over 800 scheduled drug formulations from April 1
9 months, 2 weeks ago

NPPA revises ceiling prices of over 800 scheduled drug formulations from April 1

The Hindu  

Cost of antibiotics and painkillers have registered a marginal hike in cost starting April 1 with the drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s latest notification allowing price hike for select medicines by 0.00551%. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has now issued its annual list of revised ceiling prices for 923 scheduled drug formulations and revised retail prices of 65 formulations …

Big pharma has hiked prices of 770 drugs already in 2024 including Ozempic and Mounjaro... so how much has the cost of YOUR meds changed?
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Big pharma has hiked prices of 770 drugs already in 2024 including Ozempic and Mounjaro... so how much has the cost of YOUR meds changed?

Daily Mail  

Drugmakers have hiked the prices of more than 770 drugs since the start of the year — including medications used daily by millions of Americans. Drugmakers have hiked up the prices of more than 770 drugs since the start of the year — including medications used daily by millions of Americans Although the price increases frustrate patients and doctors, drugmakers …

Government to tell Supreme Court how essential drugs prices are decided
1 year, 4 months ago

Government to tell Supreme Court how essential drugs prices are decided

The Hindu  

September 14, 2023 11:11 am | Updated 11:25 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Centre has agreed to place on record in the Supreme Court its mechanism for controlling the price of life-saving and essential drugs. Under the Drugs Order of 2013, the work of revising the applicable ceiling price of notified drugs was initiated by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing …

NPPA brings 44 more essential drugs under price cap
1 year, 4 months ago

NPPA brings 44 more essential drugs under price cap

Live Mint  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has brought 44 new drugs under price control. The retail price for paroxetine controlled release and clonazepam, a combination drug used for treating mood swings and anxiety, has been fixed at ₹14.53 per capsule. The retail price of metformin and sitagliptin combination, used to treat high blood sugar levels caused by type 2 diabetes, has …

Cost of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7 Pc from April as Govt Caps Ceiling Prices
1 year, 9 months ago

Cost of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7 Pc from April as Govt Caps Ceiling Prices

News 18  

Cost of 651 essential medicines has come down by an average of 6.73 per cent from April with the government capping ceiling prices of a majority of the scheduled drugs, NPPA said on Monday. In a tweet, the national drug price regulator said the government has been able to fix the ceiling prices of 651 medicines so far out of …

Prices of drugs to be revised from today
1 year, 9 months ago

Prices of drugs to be revised from today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Prices of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs are likely to be revised by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority based on wholesale price index from April 1. NPPA carries out a revision of prices of both scheduled and non-scheduled drugs at the start of every financial year based on wholesale price index, effective from April 1. All such medicines fall under …

Essential medicines to become costlier as drug companies allowed price hike
1 year, 9 months ago

Essential medicines to become costlier as drug companies allowed price hike

India TV News  

Medicine price hike news: Starting in April, consumers in India will face higher prices for essential medicines, including painkillers, anti-infectives, cardiac drugs, and antibiotics. For the second consecutive year, the increase in prices of essential medicines is higher than the limit allowed for non-scheduled drugs. Scheduled drugs are part of the national list of essential medicines, with their prices regulated …

Medicine prices to go up by 12%, will it change the way we buy drugs
1 year, 9 months ago

Medicine prices to go up by 12%, will it change the way we buy drugs

India Today  

Amid the increase in prices of almost everything, there is some more bad news for consumers. "But people in other areas, depending on their purchasing power and budget, do ask chemists if there are cheaper variants of the medicines prescribed," says Kamal Jain. "People do come and ask for alternative medicines which we do prescribe to them, a compound drug …

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed challenging a single judge bench order dated November 30, 2022, which had upheld a 2019 order issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers imposing a cap of 30% on trade margin of 42 anti-Cancer Drugs. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna last year while dismissing the petition …

Column: Biden says he wants to bring down drug prices. His actions tell a different story
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: Biden says he wants to bring down drug prices. His actions tell a different story

LA Times  

President Biden meets with National Institutes of Health scientists Barney Graham, left, and Kizzmekia Corbett as they work on technology that contributed to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. — Xtandi users’ petition for government price cut The drug is marketed in the U.S. by Pfizer and the Japanese drug company Astellas for $189,800 a year. The action by HHS is …

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices Of 74 Medicine Formulations; BP, Diabetes Drugs Also See Rate Fixing
1 year, 10 months ago

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices Of 74 Medicine Formulations; BP, Diabetes Drugs Also See Rate Fixing

News 18  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority on Monday said it has fixed the retail prices of 74 formulations, including medications to treat high blood pressure and diabetes. “The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the prices under the Drugs Order, 2013, based on the decision of the 109th authority meeting held on February 21, 2023,” according to a notification issued by …

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

In mid-December, a government department told the Kerala High Court that Ribociclib, a drug prescribed for a type of breast cancer, did not meet the conditions necessary to issue a compulsory licence. Drug prices have evoked national interest following the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw widespread reporting of desperate patients turning to the black market for drugs and devices. How are …

The need to make cancer drugs affordable
2 years ago

The need to make cancer drugs affordable

The Hindu  

The subject of the spiralling costs of cancer medicines and their implications that have frequently been highlighted the world over were dwelled on in a recent report by the Rajya Sabha’s Standing Committee on Health. In its explanation of this dismal situation, a World Health Organization report on the pricing of cancer medicines and its impacts had stated that the …

'Rich & Poor Should Be Able To Afford Cancer Treatment Alike': Karnataka HC Upholds 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs
2 years, 1 month ago

'Rich & Poor Should Be Able To Afford Cancer Treatment Alike': Karnataka HC Upholds 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has upheld a 2019 order issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers imposing a cap of 30% on trade margin of 42 anti-Cancer Drugs. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd. and said, "Cancer patients in India incur heavy expenditure and cancer drugs need to …

Govt's Revised List of Essential Medicines is a Mixed Bag With More Misses, Fewer Hits - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

Govt's Revised List of Essential Medicines is a Mixed Bag With More Misses, Fewer Hits - News18

News 18  

Last week began with a significant announcement by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. While the newly released list has many positives and brings multiple new drugs such as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer and anti-TB under price control, glaring gaps still remain. While the drug has recently expired its patent, it still costs Rs 38 per tablet for MSD’s Januvia brand …

Price Cut on Critical Medicines Soon as Health Minister Calls Meeting with Pharma Lobbies
2 years, 5 months ago

Price Cut on Critical Medicines Soon as Health Minister Calls Meeting with Pharma Lobbies

News 18  

The price cut on several critical medicines may happen soon as health minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to meet top manufacturers and pharma lobbies to finalise the list of drugs set to go under trade margin rationalisation, News18 has learnt. “The minister is slated to meet the industry on July 26 on the subject of trade margin rationalisation on non-scheduled …

Modi government to slash prices of critical drugs fixing trade margin
2 years, 6 months ago

Modi government to slash prices of critical drugs fixing trade margin

Firstpost  

The trade margin will be rationalised in a phased manner as it enables better execution and gives time to the industry to accommodate changes, said a source By fixing trade margins, the Narendra Modi government is planning to bring down the prices of critical drugs, News18.com has learnt. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya had said in the Lok Sabha that …

Govt Plans to Slash Critical Drugs' Prices for Diabetes, Heart & Kidney Diseases by Fixing Trade Margin
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt Plans to Slash Critical Drugs' Prices for Diabetes, Heart & Kidney Diseases by Fixing Trade Margin

News 18  

By fixing trade margins, the Narendra Modi government is planning to bring down the prices of critical drugs, News18.com has learnt. Similarly, this time, we will announce the slashing of the trade margins of a particular category of drugs such as anti-diabetic or for kidney diseases,” said the source. At least 2.97% of the medicines in the Rs 50-100 per …

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices of 84 Drug Formulations
2 years, 6 months ago

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices of 84 Drug Formulations

News 18  

Drug pricing regulator NPPA has fixed the retail prices for 84 drug formulations, including those used for treatment of diabetes, headache and high blood pressure. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has also fixed the prices of formulations indicated to reduce increased cholesterol and triglycerides levels, among others. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Drugs Order, 2013, the NPPA …

A Rs-100 Med Tablet Gives Traders Profit Margin of Over 1000%, Shows Drug Price Watchdog’s Analysis
2 years, 7 months ago

A Rs-100 Med Tablet Gives Traders Profit Margin of Over 1000%, Shows Drug Price Watchdog’s Analysis

News 18  

The costliest medicines have the highest trade margins, especially the ones where the price per tablet is above Rs 100, shows the analysis by drug price watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. While non-scheduled medicines do not fall under the price control mechanism of the government, the trade margin rationalisation is a mode of price regulation by way of capping trade …

Panacea or Pain for Pharma? Drug Price Watchdog to Meet Today on Reducing Prices of Key Medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

Panacea or Pain for Pharma? Drug Price Watchdog to Meet Today on Reducing Prices of Key Medicines

News 18  

With an eye on reducing the prices of critical medicines in the coming months, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority will hold a meeting with big pharma companies on Friday, News18 has learnt. While non-scheduled medicines do not fall under the price control mechanism of the government, the TMR is a mode of price regulation by way of capping trade margins …

NPPA fixes retail prices of 15 drug formulations
2 years, 8 months ago

NPPA fixes retail prices of 15 drug formulations

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority on Tuesday said it has capped retail prices for 15 formulations used to treat various diseases, including diabetes. "NPPA has fixed retail prices of 15 formulations under Drugs Order, 2013 based on the decision of 96th Authority meeting dated March 24," the regulator said in its order. NPPA has also fixed retail price …

NPPA Fixes Retail Price of 15 Key Formulations Including Diabetes Drugs
2 years, 8 months ago

NPPA Fixes Retail Price of 15 Key Formulations Including Diabetes Drugs

News 18  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the retail price of 15 key drug formulations for diseases, including diabetes, after it held a meeting in March. “NPPA has fixed retail prices of 15 formulations under Drugs Order, 2013 based on the decision of 96th Authority meeting dated March 24,” the regulator said in its order. The NPPA has also fixed …

Your Crocin, condoms and other drugs will get costlier from 1 April: Here's why
2 years, 9 months ago

Your Crocin, condoms and other drugs will get costlier from 1 April: Here's why

Firstpost  

The national drug pricing body recently announced an annual change of 10.76 per cent in the Wholesale Price Index for over 800 scheduled drugs and medical devices. Last Friday, India’s drug pricing authority allowed a price hike of 10.7 per cent for scheduled drugs, which are under price control. Bitter pill of hiked prices In an order dated 25 March, …

Prices of 800 essential medicines, including Paracetamol, set to rise by 10.7% from April
2 years, 9 months ago

Prices of 800 essential medicines, including Paracetamol, set to rise by 10.7% from April

India Today  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India on Friday announced a 10.7 per cent change in the Wholesale Price Index for the calendar year 2021 over the corresponding period in 2020. This means that the prices of nearly 800 scheduled medicines on the National List of Essential Medicines, which are used to treat the majority of common ailments, will rise …

Explained | What is the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s role in fixing drug prices?
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | What is the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s role in fixing drug prices?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Consumers may have to pay more for medicines and medical devices if the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority allows a price hike of over 10% in the drugs and devices listed under the National List of Essential Medicines, this coming month. The NPPA was set up in 1997 to fix/revise prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations …

Price of essential medicines set to spike by 10%; officials blame WPI inflation
2 years, 10 months ago

Price of essential medicines set to spike by 10%; officials blame WPI inflation

Firstpost  

It includes paracetamol and antibiotics such as azithromycin, used to treat bacterial infections, anti-anaemia prescriptions such as folic acid, vitamins and minerals For the first time in many years, prices of nearly 800 drugs and medical devices under the National List of Essential Medicines are set to increase by over 10 per cent, owing to a sharp rise in the …

Health Matters: The Curious Case of Missing National List of Essential Drugs 5 Months After Launch
2 years, 10 months ago

Health Matters: The Curious Case of Missing National List of Essential Drugs 5 Months After Launch

News 18  

At least 30 drugs in the National List of Essential Medicines have negligible annual sales between Rs 0-2 lakh per annum, still we call them ‘essential’ medicines. According to highly placed sources, the list is being re-looked on the orders of health minister Mansukh Mandaviya who told a group of officials that “we are copy-pasting the same medicines, year on …

Cipla Wants Modi Govt to Hike Prices of Asthma Drugs, Cites 300% Increase in Production Cost
3 years, 4 months ago

Cipla Wants Modi Govt to Hike Prices of Asthma Drugs, Cites 300% Increase in Production Cost

News 18  

New Delhi: Drug major Cipla has asked the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to allow price hike of asthma and other respiratory drugs, citing a 300 per cent increase in production cost, News18 has learnt. In a letter written by the Mumbai-based pharma firm to the country’s drug price regulator, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority, the company has highlighted the …

Delhi High Court Directs National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority From Taking Any Coercive Steps Against Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority From Taking Any Coercive Steps Against Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd

Live Law  

The present Writ Petition stems from an earlier writ petition filed by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd in the beginning of this year, wherein Delhi High Court vide its Order dated 29.01.2020 passed in W.P 1075/2020 had directed NPPA to grant a personal hearing to Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd and subsequently pass a reasoned order on whether the subject formulation is exempt from …

Economic Survey: Drugs price control has led to increase in price of regulated medicines
4 years, 11 months ago

Economic Survey: Drugs price control has led to increase in price of regulated medicines

India TV News  

Government interventions to regulate prices of essential drugs have led to hike in their cost when compared to unregulated similar drugs instead of making them affordable, according to the Economic Survey for 2019-20. "The regulation of prices of drugs through the Drugs Prices Control Order 2013, has led to increase in the price of a regulated pharmaceutical drug vis-a-vis that …

NPPA hikes cost of 12 essential first-line treatment drugs
5 years, 1 month ago

NPPA hikes cost of 12 essential first-line treatment drugs

The Hindu  

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has hiked the ceiling price of 12 essential first-line treatment drugs, crucial in the public health programme, by 50% to ensure availability of these drugs. The NPPA invoked extraordinary powers in public interest under para 19 of DPCO 2013 for upward revision of the ceiling prices. To address the situation arising due to repeated price control, …

Hyderabad: Pharma companies net hefty profit on drugs
5 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad: Pharma companies net hefty profit on drugs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Prices of medicines have become a most contentious issue with prices for original and also for generic drugs going very high. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry continues to launch new drugs at exorbitant prices, increase prices of many old drugs without justification, and reap record profits. “The high prices of medicines push patients to the brink but the effectiveness of …

NPPA caps prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87%
5 years, 8 months ago

NPPA caps prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87%

Live Mint  

In continuation to its efforts to bring down drugs prices, India’s drug pricing regulator on Wednesday capped the prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87%, capping their trade margin at 30%. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the ministry of chemicals and fertilizers has put out the list of 9 anti-cancer non scheduled medicines whose MRPs have …

MRPs of 390 cancer medicines cut by 87% after price control order
5 years, 10 months ago

MRPs of 390 cancer medicines cut by 87% after price control order

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The maximum retail price of 390 non-scheduled cancer medicines have been reduced by up to 87%, the government said Friday, days after India’s drug pricing regulator brought 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control—capping their trade margin at 30%. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers has put out the list of 390 …

India puts 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control
5 years, 10 months ago

India puts 42 non-scheduled cancer drugs under price control

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government capped trade margins of 42 cancer drugs at 30% on Wednesday, seeking to curb profiteering on these vital medicines. The move is expected to reduce prices of cancer drugs by 85% and will cover 72 formulations and 355 brands, India’s drug pricing regulator said in a statement. “42 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines have now been selected for …

Drug makers resist pressure from Washington on prices
6 years ago

Drug makers resist pressure from Washington on prices

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers alikeare pressuring drug makers to lower prices, but they don’t seem to be listening. “The Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act will introduce more competition into the prescription drug market, and bring down prices for consumers.” Few consumers actually pay the full list price of drugs, though many do feel the increases because their …

Medical device margins set to be capped at 65% in India
6 years, 4 months ago

Medical device margins set to be capped at 65% in India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India is set to cap trade margins on medical devices, abandoning the current price control mechanism, as it seeks to curb profiteering as well as allay concerns of device makers, particularly importers of stents and knee implants, who have complained that price caps hurt innovation, two people aware of the matter said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely …

Column: Merck joins the parade of Big Pharma companies offering Trump bogus cuts in drug prices
6 years, 5 months ago

Column: Merck joins the parade of Big Pharma companies offering Trump bogus cuts in drug prices

LA Times  

The big drug company Merck, scurrying to get on President Trump’s good side on drug prices, announced Thursday a raft of initiatives aimed at showing its “commitment to responsible pricing.” The company said it would lower the price of its hepatitis C treatment Zepatier by 60% and cut prices on six other drugs by 10%. This product has been an …

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