Provisions Of DPCO, 2013 Applicable To Notified Medical Devices: NPPA

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has clarified that orthopaedic implants along with other medical devices will be treated as drugs, hence provisions of DPCO, 2013 are applicable to notified medical devices.

Refuting the contention of the medical devices manufacturers, especially the manufacturers of orthopaedic implants, that the provisions of DPCO 2013 are not applicable to medical devices, the NPPA said, “Para 20 of DPCO, 2013 provides for monitoring of non-scheduled formulations. Orthopaedic implants along with other medical devices are notified as ‘drug’ under Drugs & Cosmetics Act & Rules thereunder. Therefore your contention that the provisions of DPCO, 2013 are not applicable to medical devices is totally incorrect...

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