The price control of stents will result in annual savings of about Rs 4,450 crore for patients, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Minister of State for Chemicals Mansukh L Mandaviya said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha:
After the inclusion of coronary stents in the Schedule I of DPCO 2013 on 21 December 2016, the prices were fixed by the NPPA on 12 February 2017, which will result in approximate annual savings of about Rs 4,450 crore to patients.