Late last month, the Maharastra Food & Drug Administration wrote to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to include medical devices in the Drug Prices Control Order (DPCO) which gives the NPPA its power to fix drug prices. Since the NPPA has been on overdrive, recently adding 108 drug formulations to the list of 348 … Continue reading #MedicalDevice pricing in India:”Don’t use a shotgun to kill an ant,”says industry veteran
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Sushrut’s sale to Smith & Nephew : what it says, and what it doesn’t
On May 2, UK-based trauma care products company Smith & Nephew said it would acquire Pune-based Sushrut Surgicals, a homegrown closely-held maker of orthopaedic implants such as bone plates and screws used to correct fractures and deformities, for an undisclosed sum, from the Pitre family. The move took me by surprise. After all, Ajay Pitre, … Continue reading Sushrut’s sale to Smith & Nephew : what it says, and what it doesn’t
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