Delhi hospital under the scanner of CCI for overcharging on consumables
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Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparganj and Becton Dickson India Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of disposable syringes, have come under the scanner of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) after an allegation by a patient that the latter is providing syringe exclusively to the hospital.
In simple terms, it has been alleged that Becton Dickson is supplying Max Hospital disposable syringe exclusively, which means that there are only Becton Dickson syringes available at the hospital. In turn, this has been alleged to be supplied to the patients at a higher than MRP cost (at the hospital premise).
The allegation was unfold after a complaint filed by Vijay Sharma. He reported in his complaint that he had purchased a disposable syringe of a particular brand of Becton Dickson of a specified size from the inhouse pharmacy of Max Hospital in Patparganj for Rs 19.50, the maximum retail price (MRP) printed on it. Later, when Sharma purchased the same syringe of the same company, brand and quality from a store in Ashok Vihar he had to pay only Rs 10 against a printed MRP of Rs 11.50.
In simple terms, it has been alleged that Becton Dickson is supplying Max Hospital disposable syringe exclusively, which means that there are only Becton Dickson syringes available at the hospital. In turn, this has been alleged to be supplied to the patients at a higher than MRP cost (at the hospital premise).
The allegation was unfold after a complaint filed by Vijay Sharma. He reported in his complaint that he had purchased a disposable syringe of a particular brand of Becton Dickson of a specified size from the inhouse pharmacy of Max Hospital in Patparganj for Rs 19.50, the maximum retail price (MRP) printed on it. Later, when Sharma purchased the same syringe of the same company, brand and quality from a store in Ashok Vihar he had to pay only Rs 10 against a printed MRP of Rs 11.50.
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