Life saving medical devices like stents, pacemakers and orthopedic implants would be included in the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), the Centre has announced today.
The DPCO is an order issued by the Government of India to control and regulate the price of essential and life-saving drugs.
The central government is committed to end the "drug mafia" which is responsible for unaffordable prices of medical devices like stents, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Ananth Kumar said.
"The Narendra Modi government wants to end this mafia. Therefore, we have decided and we are taking actions...All medical devices and implants also in Drug Price Control...We will bring them in the national list of essential medicines," he said.
He made this announcement here at a function organised by the district BJP unit to celebrate one year of Narendra Modi government.
