The Union government on Wednesday added coronary stents to the national list of essential medicines (NLEM) 2015, effectively bringing them under price control, a move opposed by stent manufacturers. The government based its decision on a sub-committee report that recommended putting all types of stents, including the latest biodegradable stents, onto the list. “The sub-committee has submitted its report to the government and after examination of the report, the government of India has accepted the recommendations of the sub-committee,” a notification issued in the name an official of the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) said.
“The government of India further decided that the recommendations of the sub-committee with regard to the inclusion of the coronary stents in the NLEM 2015 will be operational with immediate effect,” the notification added. The sub-committee of expert…
