Coronary stents in national list of essential medicinesThe Union health ministry has notified the inclusion of coronary stents in the National List of Essential Medicines, 2022, a move that will...
21 Nov, 2022, 01.12 AM IST
NPPA approves hike in prices of coronary stentsAs per the new prices notified by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), a bare metal stent (BMS) would now cost Rs 8,261, w...
01 Apr, 2019, 04.18 PM IST
Made in India coronary stents as good as foreign ones: StudyThe study dispels the perception among many doctors and patients that stents made in India may not be as safe and efficacious as those manu...
30 Sep, 2018, 03.09 PM IST
Can Placebo survive exposure as Placebo?If something works but not for the right reason, should it just be left alone?
14 Feb, 2018, 11.12 PM IST
Follow notification on capping prices of stents: Health minister to hospitalsThe government on February 13 slashed by up to 85 per cent the prices of life-saving coronary stents, tiny metal tubes inserted into the na...
25 Jul, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
Government invokes emergency clause to maintain supply of stentsThe move comes in the wake of various multinationals, including Abbott and Medtronic, seeking permission to withdraw some of their products...
24 Apr, 2017, 09.49 PM IST
NPPA to penalise companies offering freebies on stent salesInstances have come to the notice of NPPA that few companies dealing with coronary stents have come up with freebies by announcing schemes.
20 Apr, 2017, 10.48 PM IST
Stent price control will save patients Rs 4,450 crore: GovtThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) had notified the ceiling price of coronary stents at Rs 7,260 for bare metal stent and...
14 Mar, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
There is no shortage of coronary stents in the country, claims govtAs per the government, the NPPA was closely monitoring the situation and has alerted the state governments and state drugs controllers to m...
14 Mar, 2017, 02.54 PM IST
Coronary stents prices slashed by 85%, govt tells Delhi High CourtThe price of drug eluting stents and bio-resorbable scaffold or biodegradable stents, which used to range between Rs 40,000 and Rs 1.98 lak...
02 Mar, 2017, 08.27 PM IST
Put price cap on medicines, hip & knee implants: Doctors to PMIn a letter to PM Modi, the Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare (ADEH) said these drugs and implants are also charged "exorbitantly"...
27 Feb, 2017, 10.40 PM IST
No additional charge on stents as rates include 8% margin: GovtIt is pertinent to mention that 8 per cent maximum margin has been built into the calculation of the ceiling price of the coronary stents",...
20 Feb, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
Government to act against firms creating artificial shortage of stentsThere are reports of shortages of stents in hospitals after the government reduced their prices by up to 85 per cent by capping rates of ba...
17 Feb, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
Hospitals have to bill stents separately, rules National Pharmaceutical Pricing AuthorityMedical facilities, including retailers and dealers of stents, will also have to display price list of stents on a part of their premises w...
15 Feb, 2017, 12.07 PM IST
Heart of the matter: Coronary stents get cheaper by up to 85%The average MRP for BMS was Rs 45,000 and for DES, it was Rs 1.21 lakh. The govt has asked companies to change the MRP of existing stock.
14 Feb, 2017, 08.37 PM IST
Medical devices rules notified on Jan 31: Ananth KumarThis will help in streamlining the quality management protocol for manufacture of medical devices and remove a major hurdle to domestic man...
07 Feb, 2017, 03.49 PM IST
HC seeks Centre's stand on fixing MRP of coronary stentsThe order came on a PIL claiming that the rate of the coronary stents has not been fixed despite it being included in NLEM 2015 by way of a...
07 Dec, 2016, 03.20 PM IST