Page 4 - Medical Devices

Govt plans to set up hubs for manufacturing medical devices, bulk drugs

Eight proposed parks aim to reduce import dependence, boost local manufacturing

How govt's new rules on drug retailing will make your life safer and better

Making essential drugs easily available is important in a country like India, which has less than one doctor per 1,000 people

Regulation of medical devices set for overhaul to improve quality, safety

Health ministry has issued a draft notification to define all medical devices under Drugs and Cosmetics Act

Govt plans to set up body to regulate medical devices sector

The proposed body will be separate from the Central Drugs Control Standard Organisation, which will continue to be the regulator for drugs

Govt sets up a separate advisory board for medical devices sector

This will be on the lines of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), which looks into issues in the pharmaceuticals sector

Import of medical devices up 24% in FY19 despite cap on pricing

The growth in imports was led by product categories such as diagnostic items, ultra-sonogram machines, and more

Govt to soon bring standardisation for 1,000 medical devices: Top official

A range of medical devices, old or new, will soon have an 'Indian standard' and nearly 1,000 products are presently being benchmarked, a top government official said Thursday. NITI Aayog member V K Paul, in his address at a conference here, said the standardisation is expected to be completed in the next two months. "We don't have any Indian standards (for medical devices). As we speak, about 1,000 products' standards are being completed, and the deadline for that is about two months from now. "And, from old devices to new, most of the important devices will carry Indian standardisation from the BIS," he said. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the national standards body of India working under the aegis of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. The conference MedTekon 2018 -- MedTech Vitalsing Ayushman Bharat, organised by Medical Technological Association of India (MTaI) was also attended by Swedish envoy Klas Molin. Molin said Sweden, both at ...

Medical device makers want 50% cap in trade margins to reduce imports

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has begun collecting data from device makers

Syringes and needles maker put trade margin cap of 75% after NPPA nudge

Pricing regulation on medical devices gains momentum

USTR asks India to reconsider price cap on medical devices

The government move to cap device prices is getting political attention too

US is pressing India to avoid capping medical device prices, allow withdrawals

Modi's government has in recent months slashed prices of medical devices such as knee implants and heart stents by up to 75 percent to make them more affordable.

Mandatory for medical devices notified as drugs to print MRP: NPPA

Govt has notified 22 medical devices as drugs under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

Govt notifies Medical Devices Rules to aid domestic manufacturing

Rules classifies medical devices in to 4 groups based on associated risks - Class A, B, C & D

5-year cap on shelf-life of medical devices likely, rules by year-end

Final regulations may not change from the draft despite industry protests

Medical devices regulation 2.0 draws industry's ire

The new draft wants companies to specify manufacturing date along with expiry date on packaging

Draft rules classify medical devices

Medical devices to get licences within six months of notification

Medical devices market likely to grow to $8.6 billion by 2020

A report by Deloitte and NATHealth says global medical devices and technology market is expected to grow to $520 bn by 2020