Doon hospital in spot for overcharging for stent

New Delhi, February 24

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has received complaints against two hospitals in Uttarakhand and Haryana for overcharging for stents.

In a tweet, the NPPA today said its helpline had received complaint against Bharat Heart Institute, Dehradun, and Oxygen Hospital, Rohtak, for overcharging.

In another tweet, the drug price regulator said the “cap of the 8 per cent margin in trade channel of coronary stents is meant to stop unethical marketing practices which lead to poor quality of stents”.

Yesterday, the NPPA had said it had issued show-cause notices to some hospitals for overpricing for stents.

In a major relief to patients, the NPPA last week slashed the prices of coronary stents by up to 85 per cent, capping these at Rs 7,260 for bare metal ones and Rs 29,600 for the drug eluting variety. — PTI