Stents News
The price cap is aimed at preventing "exploitative pricing, unethical profiteering and an extraordinary failed market system", the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority said.
Due to his inability to eat for nearly a month, the 10-year-old suffered from malnutrition and weighed a mere 20 kgs.
By getting affected with heart conditions in working age, people not only lose out their productive years but also add to the overall economic burden of the disease.
The government has asked stent manufacturers to maintain uninterrupted supply of coronary stents by invoking emergency clause in public interest.
The NPPA met stent makers and importers today to discuss issues like pricing and availability of the medical device.
The 8 per cent margin also adequately covers hospital handling charges, if any, the regulator had said.
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