Some of the country`s prestigious hospitals are under the scanner of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for allegedly overcharging patients for stents. The NPPA has disclosed the names on its official twitter handle and has initiated a probe against hospitals. After price capping of stents, the NPPA mandated hospitals to put up a new price list. The regulator has also started a helpline, an online portal called `Pharma Jan Samadhan` where people can lodge complaints of overpricing or unavailability.  Department of pharma secretary J P Prakash informed, there are provisions for penalty which includes recovery of overcharged amount along with a 15% interest penalty. The regulator has initiated a probe against hospitals including PGIMER Chandigarh; Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai; Max Hospital in Saket, Delhi; Metro Hospital in Faridabad and Ballabhgarh (Haryana); and Ram Murti Hospital in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh). This development has come just a few days after patients ransacked Calcutta Medical Research Institute Hospital (CMRI) for over charging and harassing.     

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