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Medical device industry is disappointed with some of the points in the draft gazette notification of Medical Device rules
PavanChoudary, Director General, MTaI says, “We are disappointed that some points on which the Health Ministry had agreed to are not reflected in the draft rules. We are optimistic that continuing in the inclusive & consultative tone set by the ministry...
Govt’s latest set of medical devices rules fail to impress industry
This time united by cause, the otherwise divided medical device industry, has reacted similarly and negatively on government’s new set of rules. Perhaps it is for the first time that medical device industry which generally has been fragmented into Indian and foreign...
Medical devices regulation 2.0 draws industry’s ire
The second draft of the medical devices regulations, which were notified by the Union health ministry on Wednesday, four months after the first draft was issued, have once again drawn industry flak. The fresh rules, while dividing the medical devices into four groups...
Industry leaders respond to PM Modi’s Ayushman Bharat speech on Independence Day
On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of Ayushman Bharat,now Jan Aarogya Abhiyan covering 50 crore people. The mission is to give access to the country’s poor to quality and affordable healthcare. Around 10 crore families will get...
MTaI points out concerns in the ‘National Health Protection Scheme’
The top medical association representing global MedTech firms has announced that it is organizing the 'MTaI Medtekon’ on September 20, 2018 to address outstanding issues in the government's premier healthcare flagship scheme New Delhi: The National Health Protection...
Centre notifies new rules on medical device
The Union government has notified a set of new rules to regulate the medical device sector – worth thousands of crores and growing. For the first time, the rules will make a distinction between medical devices and drugs and pharmaceuticals, creating separate standards...
Latest draft of medical devices rules disappointing, says industry
The health ministry's medical devices rules still deviate from globally accepted practices, insisting on conditions like different labelling requirements and shorter expiry dates for the products, argue global medical device makers upset with the third draft of the...
Medical technology majors bat for ease of norms to import refurbished equipment
The multinational medical technology majors are seeking the authorities to remove regulatory hurdles for importing pre-owned medical equipment to the country. While these companies manufacture in India and support the Centre's initiatives to promote manufacturing of...
Refurbished equipment: convenient device or hazard?
The medical devices industry remains bitterly divided even as the Centre looks to regulate import of pre-owned products Away from the glare of very public discussions on stents, a device used largely in the heart, another debate engulfs the medical devices...
