Faulty hip implants: Govt's nod soon for compensation formula on J&J

The company said it had reached out to doctors to let patients know of the compensation programme

The expert panel that reviewed the compensation to be paid by Johnson and Johnson (J&J) to patients impacted by faulty ASR hip implants has submitted its report to the Centre. A senior government official said the formula to be used to calculate compensation has been submitted to the health ministry for its approval.

While the government official declined to share the details of the formula for compensation, he said the process of compensation to patients would be completed in a speedy manner after the health ministry’s nod to the formula proposed. 

This comes at a time when J&J has chalked