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NEW DELHI: The maximum retail price (MRP) of 90% of the brands of five medical devices that are widely used for Covid management, including pulse oximeters, blood pressure (BP) monitoring machines and nebulisers, have come down by up to 88%. The reduction in prices is a result of the recent capping of trade margins of five such products at 70% by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. While MRP of pulse oximeters reduced by up to 88%, price of BP monitoring machines have dropped by up to 83%, glucometers by up to 80% and nebulizers and digital thermometers by up to 77%. Of the total of 684 brands marketing the five medical devices, 620 brands (91%) have reported a downward revision of MRP. The imported brands with high margins have shown maximum reduction following the price cap, an official said. The maximum downward revision has been reported by an imported brand of Pulse Oximeter, showing reduction of Rs 2,95,375 per unit, the government said. Such costly devices a

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