Govt directs J&J to pay Rs 74 lakh to first victim of faulty hip implant

The expert committee under the central government that was to look into compensation for patients affected by faulty hip implants of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has asked a compensation of Rs 74 lakh to be paid to the first patient. Central drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed J&J to pay the compensation amount within 30 days.

The expert committee had earlier suggested that patients should be paid based on the disability caused.

According to estimates, more than 4,000 patients were affected by the company’s faulty implants. The government wrote to J&J’s subsidiary DePuy Synthes, which made the devices,