A few weeks back, the pricing regulator had extended the price cap by a month after the earlier order validity ended in August
The NPPA had allowed firms to take a 10 per cent hike for their knee implant products last year
The NPPA notified the ceiling price of orthopaedic knee implants on 16th August, 2017
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended the ceiling prices till August 2019
The patients would benefit annually around Rs 1,500 crore