In recent years, CCI has come across various instances within the pharma sector where competition norms seem to have been violated. ‘Entities interested in conducting ‘baseline study/ survey in the pharmaceutical sector and healthcare delivery system/ services in Delhi & NCR region,’ for CCI can now submit their bids till November 5, 2015.
The earlier deadline for submission of bids ended on October 17, 2015.
Under the proposed study, public and private hospitals, insurance companies, pharma firms and their associations, doctors and their associations, among others, would be covered.
While inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) in September, the watchdog had said that it came across various issues in pharma sector and healthcare delivery systems/ services.
These include ‘non-availability of essential medicines, increasing price of drugs, nexus between pharma companies and pharmacists, nexus between pharmacists and doctors, nexus between doctors and pathological laboratories, nexus between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, and nexus between hospitals and insurance companies etc,’ it had said.
As per CCI, the primary objective of the baseline study/ survey is to collect information and credible evidences on competition issues in the concerned sector and present the same in an analytical manner.
