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Govt mulls over new category for advanced coronary stents, price ceiling increase to attract manufacturersThe government is considering creating a separate category for advanced coronary stents and raising the price ceiling to attract stent make...
Stents price capping has improved its accessibility: Drug pricing regulator NPPAAccording to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) both stent manufactured and imported went up from 9.36 lakh in 2016 to 13...
After price cap, local stent makers capture 60% of marketPrice regulation has also allowed better margins to Indian companies even as locally made, lower-priced products gain in the market, helpin...
How reduction in stent prices has made domestic players competitiveThe reduction in stent prices enthused Indian manufacturers, which had been on the fringes of the business and had been desperately trying ...
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 ...
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.
Government to revisit stent price control in FebruaryThe government is expected to hold discussions to decide on these requests only in February, a year after it first capped prices of these l...
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...
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...
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"...
NPPA asks hospitals, doctors to report stents shortageThe regulator has been taking several steps to ensure stents are available under its prescribed price list as reports emerged that there we...
NPPA warns stent makers, importers against shortageLast week, the government had slashed prices of stents by up to 85 per cent by capping them at Rs 7,260 for bare metal ones and Rs 29,600 f...
Stent companies fight to stay afloat, but patients wary after capFollowing the NPPA decision, some companies have reportedly withdrawn high-priced stents, leading to an artificial shortage of the product.
Price cap on stents opens the floodgates for new realitiesA cardiologist who spoke to ET on condition of anonymity said some companies, especially importers, have asked hospitals not to use stents ...
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...
Government warns of action against stent hoardersThere have been reports of “artificial” shortage of stents since National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) capped prices of these li...
Price caps will save patients nearly Rs1 lakh on cardiac stents: Ananth KumarThe move, which has upset domestic and multinational stent makers alike, would encourage companies to make in India to cut costs, the minis...
Govt slashes cardiac stent prices by over 75 per centIn a notification, the drug regulator has capped the ceiling prices of stentsat Rs 29,600, which currently costs between Rs 40,000 to Rs 1....
NPPA may cut stent prices by more than 50 per centThe drug-pricing regulator's proposals have added fuel to an ongoing debate about which formula for capping these devices would improve pat...
Government may cap stent prices at Rs 28,000The government is moving ahead with its plan to cap prices of coronary or cardiac stents and is expected to take a final decision by the en...