Aero India this year will be "biggest airshow": Ticket prices & other detailsAccording to Aero India website, a total 731 exhibitors have registered -- 633 Indian and 98 foreign. This five-day event will also include...
24 Jan, 2023, 03.26 PM IST
Stent prices under the cosh again, but who will bell the real cat?The decision is a blow for stent makers, who have been clamouring for higher prices and a system to rationalise margins instead of blanket ...
13 Feb, 2018, 07.36 PM IST
Angioplasty cost falls up to 18 per cent on stent price capAngioplasty cost at corporate hospital chains came down by 8-12% to ₹2.05 lakh-2.20 lakh from ₹2.10 lakh-2.20 lakh, the study showed.
25 Jan, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
US firms approach USTR against India's medical price control measuresAdvanced Medical Technology Association president Scott Whitaker requested the USTR to 'suspend or withdraw' India's benefits under General...
18 Oct, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
Orthopaedic implants cost less than a third of the surgery: IMS HealthProcedure charges, doctor fees, medicine and consumable costs contribute around 65-75 per cent of the overall cost of a procedure concernin...
10 Aug, 2017, 09.25 AM IST
India regulator wants medical devices added to price control list, document showsNPPA Chairman Bhupendra Singh said the essential medicines list - comprised of more than 350 items, most of them drugs should include ballo...
07 Jun, 2017, 10.48 PM IST
Stent makers want government to apply differential pricing for Drug-eluting stentsDrug-eluting stents (DES) have a polymer coating over mesh that emits a drug over time that prevent blockage of arteries from recurring.
01 May, 2017, 05.18 PM IST
NPPA to soon fix ceiling prices of stentsThe decision of the Department of Pharmaceuticals comes months after the Ministry of Health in July included stents in the National List of...
22 Dec, 2016, 02.46 PM IST
NPPA likely to put ceiling on stent prices by mid-February“NPPA is requested to take further action urgently,” the department has stated in a December 21 letter to Bhupendra Singh, chairman of the ...
22 Dec, 2016, 12.01 AM IST
Health ministry invites views on easing the drug regulation processThe ministry asked associations from both industries to provide suggestions and comments on how to improve the process of approvals and cle...
17 May, 2016, 04.03 AM IST
Bill makes distinction between drugs and medical devices: AdvaMedA medical device makers body said that Drug and Cosmetics Bill which is awaiting passage in Parliament will enable the industry to serve th...
15 Jul, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
First world's discarded medical devices flood Indian marketsComplaints are coming in from the developing world about medical devices being 'dumped' or 'sold at inflated prices' by first-world countri...
26 Mar, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Medical devices could be a $30 bn industry in 10 years: AdvaMedMedical devices industry has the potential to touch USD 30 billion mark in the next ten years if proper regulatory framework is provided.
19 Feb, 2015, 07.44 PM IST
Separate regulations needed for medical devices: AdvaMedMedical devices sector in India needs to be regulated in harmonisation with international practises, trade association AdvaMed has said.
19 Oct, 2014, 11.21 AM IST
Budget 2014: Medical device industry expects incentives in R&D, manufacturing hubs and duty cutsThe association has also called for the inception of benefits such as reduced Customs duty on raw material, excise duty concessions, VAT ho...
03 Jul, 2014, 05.28 PM IST
Budget 2014: Medical devices sector requires incentives for growthAdvaMed is seeking 'very low level' of customs duty on import of finished products and nil customs duty for the import of raw materials.
02 Jul, 2014, 02.42 PM IST
Medical device companies urge government not to punish all for a quality lapseMedical 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...
03 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST