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...
26 Feb, 2020, 08.01 PM IST
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 ...
06 Jun, 2018, 02.51 PM IST
Price control on stents to continue: GovtIndustry asked to be prepared to meet demand for medical devices, even as the Centre is laying grounds for the launch of its mega healthcar...
22 Feb, 2018, 10.35 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
Over 50% cut in stent prices has not lowered treatment cost for patientsNPPA had slashed prices of drug eluting stents & bioresorable vascular scaffolds as it found companies were making nearly 400% profits on t...
14 Nov, 2017, 12.52 AM IST
Government blocks companies from withdrawing stents until December 2017The Department of Pharmaceuticals has directed stent importers and domestic manufacturers to maintain their production, import and supply f...
29 Sep, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
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...
12 Sep, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
Three MNC pharma companies want to recall its new generation stents from IndiaIt's not clear if firms can withdraw their products as the Department of Pharmaceuticals had recently prevented stent makers from taking th...
24 Apr, 2017, 02.12 AM IST
Max Healthcare, Lilavati deny overcharging on stentsWe have not overcharged even a single patient for stent. We have complied fully and immediately with the NPPA order on stent pricing, a Max...
24 Feb, 2017, 04.49 PM IST
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companies fight to stay afloat, but patients wary after capFollowing the NPPA decision, some companies have reportedly withdrawn high-priced stents, leading to an artificial shortage of the product.
20 Feb, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
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....
15 Feb, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
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...
16 Jan, 2017, 12.29 AM IST
All you need to know about stent pricesDomestic manufacturers expect this will boost indigenous production, while multinational firms are worried that the move might hamper innov...
10 Jan, 2017, 01.02 AM IST
The cuts that complicate efforts to cap stent priceSince hospitals implant the stent, they also become de facto retailers as the devices cannot be bought in the open market.
04 Jan, 2017, 11.36 AM 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
Capping cardiac stent prices gets NHSRC backingThe final parameters to fix prices of stents will be based on the findings in the NHSRC report and the price lists submitted by manufacture...
12 Aug, 2015, 05.54 AM IST