HLL Lifecare Steps Into Retailing Of Medical Devices

PUBLIC sector HLL Lifecare Ltd, which is emerging as a full-spectrum healthcare company beyond its mainstay portfolio of contraceptives, has ventured into the retailing segment to sell medical devices and essential drugs.

The Kerela-based PSU has set up its first one-stop speciality retail outlet, Lifecare Centre, at the Thiruvanthpuram Medical College Hospital, in collaboration with the State Health Department recently.

The Outlet, setup in the Kerala MCH, will offer surgical implants, surgical consumables, essential medicines, and many life saving drugs at affordable rate to the public. In the first phase, orthopaedic implants and instruments will be made available and later on, other devices and drugs will be offered.

“HLL has been instrumental in bringing in many innovations in the area of life sciences.”

The Lifecare Centre is first of its kind onestop specialty retail outlet for medical devices and essential drugs in the country.

Apart from its wide range of contraceptives including female condoms and pills, its portfolio now also included blood collection bags, surgical sutures, auto-disposable syringes, in-vitro diagnostic test kits, pharma products for women, natural products, tissue expanders, blood banking equipment, transfusion equipment etc.

(Ref: The Chronicle Pharmabiz, October 06, 2011 )