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NPPA asks orthopaedic knee implant companies to furnish price data by August 12, 2021 for price monitoring

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NPPA asks orthopaedic knee implant companies to furnish price data by August 12, 2021 for price monitoring

NPPA has also directed all medical devices associations to disseminate the information among their member companies. The national drug pricing regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed Importers and Manufacturers of Orthopaedic Knee Implants for Orthopaedic Knee Replacement System to furnish price data by August 12, 2021 for price monitoring purpose. The move is … Read more

NPPA reports 88% price reduction in one-third of domestic brands of medical devices following trade margin cap

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NPPA reports 88% price reduction in one-third of domestic brands of medical devices following trade margin cap

NPPA has observed that these devices are important in managing Covid-19 pandemic, not only for home use, but in hospital management too. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reported 88% price reduction in one-third of domestic brands of medical devices following trade margin cap at 70% for pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebuliser, … Read more

Indigenous MedTech industry products commercial viability may get impacted by Government trade margin rationalization approach

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Indigenous MedTech industry products commercial viability may get impacted by Government trade margin rationalization approach

Government’s is trying to control the prices of medical devices like pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer, Indigenous MedTech industry products commercial viability may get adversely impacted by the Government’s move to price control medical devices like pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer, digital thermometer and glucometer by the latter’s trade margin rationalisation … Read more

NPPA caps prices of Pulse Oximeter, BP Monitoring Machine, Nebulizer, Digital Thermometer & Glucometer; Details

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NPPA caps prices of Pulse Oximeter, BP Monitoring Machine, Nebulizer, Digital Thermometer & Glucometer; Details

The manufacturers of these five medical devices selling at price higher than the Maximum Retail Price shall revise the prices downward, not exceeding the MRP computed by using prescribed formula. (Photo source: IE) The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped the price of five medical devices namely Pulse Oximeter, Blood Pressure Monitoring Machine, Nebulizer, … Read more

NPPA extends the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for another year

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NPPA extends the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for another year

In a major relief to patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) extended the ceiling prices of orthopaedic knee implants for another year. “The ceiling price as applicable to orthopaedic knee implants for knee replacement system are hereby extended up to 15 September 2021,” said the notification. The decision comes as a setback to the … Read more