In the last year India’s drug regulator has slashed prices of stents and knee implants by over 70% using an emergency provision in the drug...

Advanced Medical Technology Association president Scott Whitaker requested the USTR to 'suspend or withdraw' India's benefits under General...

"Costs are rising because there is real estate, labour and then, GST. If you have to pay tax, you have to pay," Preetha Reddy said.

NPPA Chairman Bhupendra Singh said the essential medicines list - comprised of more than 350 items, most of them drugs should include ballo...

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have a polymer coating over mesh that emits a drug over time that prevent blockage of arteries from recurring.

The industry players also want the government to provide a road map towards bringing down corporate income tax down to 25 per cent.

The decision of the Department of Pharmaceuticals comes months after the Ministry of Health in July included stents in the National List of...

“NPPA is requested to take further action urgently,” the department has stated in a December 21 letter to Bhupendra Singh, chairman of the ...

A new law is expected to be better suited than amendments to accommodate innovations and developments in pharma and healthcare, including t...

The ministry asked associations from both industries to provide suggestions and comments on how to improve the process of approvals and cle...

A medical device makers body said that Drug and Cosmetics Bill which is awaiting passage in Parliament will enable the industry to serve th...

Complaints are coming in from the developing world about medical devices being 'dumped' or 'sold at inflated prices' by first-world countri...

Medical devices industry has the potential to touch USD 30 billion mark in the next ten years if proper regulatory framework is provided.

Medical devices sector in India needs to be regulated in harmonisation with international practises, trade association AdvaMed has said.

The association has also called for the inception of benefits such as reduced Customs duty on raw material, excise duty concessions, VAT ho...

AdvaMed is seeking 'very low level' of customs duty on import of finished products and nil customs duty for the import of raw materials.

Medical devices industry has urged govt not to hold all players in the supply chain responsible in case a quality lapse is detected in a de...