The proposed Draft Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2026 seeks to replace the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, with a new law for drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.
Manoj Joshi, secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, says Indian medical device makers need to manufacture at a larger scale and become globally competitive.
Draft amendment proposes fixed fee structure for testing medical devices at govt labs, and a requirement that manufacturers print sterilisation facility licence number on product labels.
The "Scheme for Strengthening the Medical Device Industry" is expected to significantly contribute to the growth of India's medical device market, valued at approximately Rs. 14 billion in 2024 and projected to reach Rs. 30 billion by 2030.
While the latest list of refurbished medical devices allowed to be imported has been pruned, industry players say it still contains many devices that are already manufactured in India.
UC San Francisco study published in Nature Medicine says adaptive deep brain stimulation can manage motor problems, insomnia by adjusting brain signals according to patient's condition.
Medical devices planned for promotion include specific equipment across 8 segments. Products are slated to be manufactured by both Indian firms & MNCs with manufacturing units.
CDSCO says Centre’s programme to identify such risks has been in place since 2015, but till now only hospitals designated as monitoring centres would report such events on voluntary basis.
Implemented in March, UCPMP 2024 will look into complaints regarding unethical practices in sector. Code gains significance given that Patanjali is facing SC heat for misleading ads.
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