It is necessary to provide pricing and other proprietary information on medical devices to protect the interest of consumers.
U.S. Follow-Up Question: Please explain in more detail the specific interests of consumers that are the objective of these requests for information, and how pricing and other proprietary information that may be requested helps advance each of those interests.
Reply: Under the Essential Commodities Act, administered by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the MRP is required to be mentioned on the labels of medical devices also. The State Regulatory Authorities (SRA) may therefore request the firm manufacturing the medical devices to provide this information. However, in certain cases, the SRA may call for any specific information to ensure the quality of the medical device marketed in its State for protecting interest of the consumers.
