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Medical tools for heart, eye surgery to get cheaper

Girish Bapat said that the state has set up a permanent arbitration to curb the unethical overpricing of medical...

28 Jan 2018 4:08 AM IST

A stent, once implanted, remains in the body forever and hence, the quality of the device should be given prime importance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stent prices raised by 4.3 per cent

As per the revised rates, a bare metal stent (BMS) would now cost up to Rs 8,261, while the drug eluting stent (DES)...

2 April 2019 6:24 AM IST

People with moderate disease with SpO2 level 92-96 per cent (88-92 per cent in patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) may take Methylprednisolone injection and Anticoagulation medicine. (ANI Photo)

NPPA fixes retail prices of 15 drug formulations

Companies producing these medicines will now have to follow the new retail prices as recommended by the pricing...

20 April 2022 2:04 AM IST

Another doctor at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) said that when the coronary stents were made cheaper in February this year, the manufacturers pushed old generation stents into the market.

Delhi: Experts welcome cap on knee implant prices

Move will help more people undergo such expensive treatment'.

18 Aug 2017 2:54 AM IST

As per the public interest litigation moved by a lawyer, despite a July 19, 2016, notification by the ministry of health and family welfare deciding to include coronary stents in the NLEM 2015, its price has not yet been fixed.

PIL in Delhi HC for fixing price of stents

The matter was listed for hearing before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva who transferred it to the bench dealing with PILs.

28 Nov 2016 3:04 AM IST

Days after the government launched the MR vaccine, it is busy dispelling myths about the medicine.

Non-bailable warrants for swindling patients: Maharashtra warns...

The NPPA also issued notices in twelve cases and is awaiting copies of the bill in case of complaints against other...

30 March 2017 5:28 PM IST

Antivirus Tamiflu is a restricted medicine is not recommended for general use due to concerns that widespread use will encourage resistance development. (Representational Image)

20 medical devices have to carry MRP

The prices of non-scheduled formulations are monitored by the government.

11 March 2017 1:15 AM IST

Medicines can interact with each other and with the human body in harmful ways increasing the risk of the risk for falls and delirium. (Photo: Pixabay)

Prices of 15 drugs set to be slashed

The NPPA had recently announced major price cuts for cancer drugs, up to 86 per cent in some cases.

10 March 2017 12:55 AM IST

On Monday, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) set the price ceiling for stents.

Capping stent prices leads to overpricing elsewhere: Medicos

Most medical practitioners were of the view that rules needed to be reasonable and such that they could be implemented...

18 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

Medicines can interact with each other and with the human body in harmful ways increasing the risk of the risk for falls and delirium. (Photo: Pixabay)

Notice to hospitals on stent overcharge

NPPA found hospitals involved in discrepancies in bill where the type of stent used is not mentioned.

15 April 2017 1:13 AM IST