Stent

Jaspal Rana's death highlights the elevated risk faced by heart attack patients in the weeks following angioplasty, particularly those who seek medical attention late

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) invoked the para 32 (ii) of the Drug Price Control Order, 2013 to grant the exemption to the indigenously developed stent

Meanwhile, other state drug regulators have also been asked to monitor the prices

ADEH questions the claims of the corporate hospitals that the imported stents

Patients can call NPPA helpline to complain about overcharging

Are price caps a long-term cure to the malady, asks Subir Roy

NPPA said it had issued show-cause notices to some hospitals over pricing of stents

A stent is a mesh tube placed in arteries with a view to improve the blood flow to the heart

NPPA has asked manufacturers and marketers of the medical device to disclose detailed pricing data

While multinational's dissolvable stent is sold at Rs 2 lakh, its import price is Rs 42,125

NPPA also proposes a 10% hike in stent prices if the CGHS model is adopted

Government has notified drug-eluting stents and bio-degradable stents in the same category

Move comes at a time when MNCs are advocating differential pricing under NLEM

Stakeholders moot steps to classify drug-eluting stent through a scoring matrix

MNCs say any special price for stents should be granted on clinical proof of the products being superior