Health ministry includes coronary stents in National List of Essential Medicines, 2022

Health ministry includes coronary stents in National List of Essential Medicines, 2022

Daily Current Affairs / Health ministry includes coronary stents in National List of Essential Medicines, 2022

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Category : National Published on: November 23 2022

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The Union Health Ministry has notified the inclusion of coronary stents in the National List of Essential Medicines, 2022, a move that will help make these life-saving medical devices more affordable.
After considering all aspects of coronary stents, it has been recommended that coronary stent is an essential medical device which has been notified as a 'drug' under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 & therefore, it should be included in National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM), 2022.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) will now fix the price of coronary stents.
A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device that is placed in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, to keep the arteries open in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) which is the most common type of heart disease.

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