X-Ray,CT, MRI and Ultrasounds Machines under drugs and Cosmetics Act

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In a move for a central fixed pricing for Medical machines and euipments being used for diagnosis and treatment of a disease ,Government of India through Drug Controller of India want to regulate and fix price of medical machines and equipments.

                     First of all government has brought CT, MRI and Ultrasounds machines under drugs and Cosmetics Act by bringing Equipment like ultrasound machines, CT scanners, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and X-Ray machines under the purview of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. CDSCO will regulate their import, manufacture and sale.

            CDSCO, the national regulatory body for Indian pharmaceuticals and medical devices, will become the approving authority for the import, manufacture and sale of these devices. Companies that deal in these will also have to apply for permission from the Drug Controller General of India, which is responsible for approval of licences, before they can sell the devices in India.

              The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), the government’s chief advisory body on drugs in its meeting on 12 February decided to include ultrasound equipment under the purview of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.The DTAB has agreed to include ultrasound equipment and similar imaging equipments under the purview of section 3 9b) (iv) of the Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940. {Live Mint]

         The move will help prevent over invoicing, fair prise availability and transparent MRP of the equipments so that excessive loans or omit of incometax by lower invoicing or charging excessively to different hospitals and doctors by Medical Equipments Companies will be prevented,Similiary rejected machines sold in auctions from USA or UK will not be shown excessive costly here by Hospitals or Indian Counter part of Multi national Companies. Over a period of time the same should be done to all medical equipments.

                What you suggest for such enaction by Government,will it will be better for Doctors and patients? Will such measure will reduce cost of investigations and treatment to common Men or will be simply a gimmick on papers?