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Companies

NPPA exempts Merril's MeRes 100 stent from price caps despite safety concern

The NPPA had in February 2017 put prices of cardiac stents under price control after the government had classified these as drugsThe All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) last year had raised concerns related to the safety of the product

1 min read29 Feb 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Price controls can do more harm than good

Caps on the prices of hygiene products would be ill-advised. While many life-saving drugs can justifiably be kept artificially cheap, the idea cannot be applied to most other markets

2 min read2 Sep 2019
Politics

Stent makers fail to convince panel on differential pricing

Govt-led panel met firms this month to re-examine if all drug-eluting stents were equalThe NPPA capped prices of bare metal stents and drug-eluting stents on 13 February 2017

2 min read28 Aug 2019
Companies

Government considers exempting new generation of stents from price controls

The stent makers say that innovation should be rewarded and the high-end segment should be kept viableA newly constituted panel on the National List of Essential Medicines is reviewing if all drug eluting stents are the same or whether a new category needed to be added

2 min read9 Aug 2019
News

More patients opted for stents after prices were slashed: Study

Earlier, there were concerns that such price reductions could force foreign firms to pull out from the marketThe number of patients who underwent heart procedures with stents rose by 43% after the prices were slashed

2 min read18 Apr 2019
Science

NPPA approves hike in prices of coronary stents

A bare metal stent (BMS) would now cost ₹8,261, while the drug eluting stent (DES) will cost ₹30,080The drug pricing authority had earlier revised the prices of stents in February last year

1 min read1 Apr 2019
Industry

Prices of coronary stents may see marginal increase

Prices likely to be revised in line with WPI of the previous calendar year from 1 AprilThe NPPA decided to revise the prices of stents based on data from importers and manufacturers

2 min read14 Feb 2019
Science

Expert panel to review Meril’s price exemption bid for stent

NPPA verified the company’s submissions and decided that the matter be sent to an expert body for re-examinationThe company says its stents are made of biodegradable material, and are an alternative to the traditional metal stents

2 min read30 Jan 2019
Science

Centre to weigh exempting Meril stents from price cap

Meril Life has sought a price exemption for developing unique, biodegradable stentsNPPA meet on Monday is likely to discuss the price exemption claim. If granted, it will be valid for five years

2 min read21 Jan 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Learning from the past on medical device pricing

The government's previous attempts to cap high trade margins in the sale of drugs show that getting the balance wrong can hurt patients

4 min read26 Aug 2018
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