NPPA extends date for submitting price-related data for non-scheduled Medical Devices

In this regard, NPPA organized a meeting with industry associations that was held on March 11th, 2021. During the meeting, it was decided to extend the deadline for submissions until April 15th, 2021.

In a directive on 12th March 2021, NPPA said,

"A Consultation was held with the Industry Associations on 11th March 2021 in the matter and it has been agreed to extend the time line upto 15th April 2021 for submissions to be made in compliance of the abovementioned OM."

Furthermore, according to the NPPA notice, the information can also be submitted duly certified by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. It is, however, emphasized that the onus of the authenticity of the data submitted will rest with the Company concerned.

In addition to this, the data is required to be submitted from the year in which a particular Medical Device was notified.

NPPA also specified that the data submitted in response to the office memorandum dated 16th February 2021 will be used as per the mandate of Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013.