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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
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

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
Industry

Medical device margins set to be capped at 65% in India

The government is looking to curb profiteering and allay concerns of medical device makers, particularly importers of stents and knee implants, who say price caps hurt innovation

2 min read23 Aug 2018
Companies

Abbott discontinues Xience Alpine stents in India

NPPA permitted Abbott Healthcare to discontinue selling its Xience Alpine Premium stents from the Indian market

2 min read26 Apr 2018
Industry

Govt tells NPPA to act on stent makers’ pleas

NPPA has been told by the centre to reconsider stent pricing or let firms withdraw products ahead of US meet

2 min read6 Apr 2018
Industry

Foreign firms approach Indian envoy to US over cut in stent prices

Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, an association of global medical device manufacturers, has expressed disappointment over NPPA's decision to cut stent prices

2 min read7 Mar 2018
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