NPPA issues notice to 21 hospitals over knee implant prices
New Delhi: Drug pricing regulator NPPA has sought the explanation from 21 hospitals for not displaying on homepage of their websites prices of knee implant systems at which they are billing the patients.
The hospitals, which are in Rajasthan and Gujarat, have been given seven days time to respond and explain reasons for not adhering to the government directives.
In a notice to the hospitals, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said the websites of hospitals did not display MRP or price of knee implant systems at which they were billing patients, along with brand name, specifications and names of manufacturing or marketing company.
The list includes five hospitals in Jodhpur, six in Udaipur, three each in Bikaner and Nagaur in Rajasthan. It also includes four hospitals in Ahmedabad.
"Therefore, you are hereby directed to explain within seven days from the date of uploading of the notice on the website the reason for not adhering the direction given...," said the notice signed by NPPA Assistant Director Jay Prakash Ray on October 10, 2017.
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