India medical device shortage: Polypropylene price surge threatens syringes, IV bags amid Iran warIndia's medical devices industry faces a polypropylene shortage due to the Iran war, causing a sharp price increase of over Rs 55 per kg. T...
Lubrizol, Polyhose to set up manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu to make medical tubingLubrizol, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is partnering with Polyhose to establish a medical tubing manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, India....
New study highlights AI's accuracy in identifying healthcare-associated infectionsA recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control reveals the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in ac...
Government notifies 15 medical devices as drugs for price regulationApart from catheters, stents and orthopaedic implants, the list also includes heart valves, intra-ocular lenses, syringes and needles.
Surgical strike! Prices of drug eluting stents cutCoronary stents are wire mesh tubes inserted into coronary arteries to clear blockages and prevent heart attacks.
Drug eluting stents expected to get cheaperThe maximum price that patients should pay for drug eluting, bioresorbable vascular and biodegradable coronary stents was reduced to Rs 27,...
Consumables now costlier than stents in angioplastyMany hospitals are charging anything between Rs 32,000-42,000 and some even more, well above the cost of a stent, which has been capped at ...
Companies, hospitals make a killing out of medical devicesDistributors in the supply chain earn a profit margin ranging from 20%211% on balloon catheters and 64-119% on guiding catheters.
Focus shifts to expensive pacemakers, lenses, cathetersAfter the capping of cardiac stent prices, the Rajya Sabha petitions committee has turned its attention to overpricing of other medical dev...
Private hospitals reuse disposables, make you pay for themSome cardiologists in private hospitals admitted that reuse was common but said it was not a problem if the items were properly resterilise...
New method to 3D print customised medical devices developedThe biomedical devices they are developing will be both stronger and lighter than current models and, with their customised design, ensure ...
Government set to cap prices of essential medical devicesThe list is likely to include high-end medical devices such as stents, catheters and other such implants which are currently very expensive.
Government might cap maximum retail price of critical medical devices like stentsThe regulator is of the view that because of over dependency on imported medical devices, prices of these products have gone up stupendousl...
- Govt lines up Rs 300-cr push for medical equipment
The government has announced a Rs 300-crore initiative to promote domestic manufacture of medical devices such as stents, catheters, heart ...
- Govt asks NPPA to collect data on price of medical devices
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases may soon become less expensive.
- Networth puts 'buy' on Opto Circuit India; target Rs 429
Networth Stock Broking has initiated coverage on Opto Circuit India with a 'buy' recommendation and set a one-year price target of Rs 429, ...
- 'Tap global potential for health care products'
President A P J Abdul Kalam asks Indian companies to tap the vast potential for health care products in the international market.