Alkem Labs diversifies into medical devices bizAlkem Laboratories has become the first Indian drugmaker to diversify into medical devices after partnering with US-based Exactech to manuf...
23 Aug, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
Alkem arm ties up with Exactech for knee, hip replacement implantsAlkem Laboratories has announced a partnership through its subsidiary, Alkem MedTech, with US-based Exactech Inc to manufacture and market ...
22 Aug, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
NPPA extends the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for another yearThe drug pricing watchdog had last month extended the price cap on orthopaedic knee implants till September 15. The earlier price cap was v...
16 Sep, 2020, 12.03 AM IST
Encouraging innovation: Government may move 'innovative' knee implants out of price controlThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) “is deliberating on the ceiling prices of the knee implants as there have been demands...
31 Aug, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Now, government plans to cap margins of medical devices to bring down pricesUnlike price caps, fixing trade margins would restrict how much a product’s price can be raised from the import or manufacturing cost.
19 Oct, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Supply all knee implant brands, government tells companiesThe move is expected to preempt any shortages and ensure uninterrupted supply of a variety of high quality primary and revision knee implan...
26 Sep, 2017, 05.24 PM IST
NPPA threatens legal action against 40 hospitals for not displaying knee implant pricesThe drug pricing watchdog has threatened action against these hospitals, which were expected to make the revised prices available online so...
26 Aug, 2017, 06.49 AM IST
After cardiac stents, government now caps knee implants price, cuts prices by up to 69%The decision comes a day after PM Narendra Modi announced from the ramparts of Red Fort in his Independence-Day speech that prices of knee ...
17 Aug, 2017, 03.09 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
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
Supercraft3D can now print new dimensions with this $1 millionBansal, who is CEO at Flipkart, has backed several startups including biotech-based 3D printing firm Pandorum Technologies, smart electric ...
10 Jan, 2017, 09.29 AM IST
Orthopedic implants may get up to 50 per cent cheaper over suggested price capsThe National Health Systems Resource Centre has suggested price caps in a report to drug pricing regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing ...
23 Nov, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Government may cap orthopaedic implant prices soonSoon, there may be ceiling prices, fixed by the government, on orthopaedic implants. At present there are no price caps on these medical de...
23 Jun, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
- TTK Healthcare to grow medical devices biz, enters orthopaedic implants market with US tie-up
TTK Healthcare has forayed into the orthopaedic implants segment dominated by players like Johnson & Johnson, Zimmer, Stryker and Indus.
16 Apr, 2010, 09.23 PM IST
- Johnson & Johnson eyes larger pie of orthopaedic market
In a bid to grow its presence in the Indian orthopaedic devices market, US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is planning to roll out...
07 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Indian women provide a leg up to knee replants
It’s not just designer footwear for women, but a tailor-made implant for the knees that can make them stand tall.
06 Jun, 2007, 12.20 AM IST
- FIPB refuses Sulzer's proposal to hike its Indian arm stake to 100%
Swiss industrial group Sulzer’s group company Sulzer Orthopaedics’ bid to increase its foreign equity stake in the Indian arm from 74 to 10...
22 Dec, 2001, 02.53 AM IST