The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, informed Rajya Sabha about the Cases of Fairbank's disease and Acromegaly in India.
About:
The Fairbank's disease (Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia) patient usually requires management of pain and orthopedic procedures, for which facilities are available at tertiary care institutions in India.
Another rare disorder, Acromegaly is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone, most often from a tumor in the pituitary gland.
The disorder causes increased height when it manifests in childhood and adolescent age group, before the fusion of bony epiphysis.
The somatostatin drug used for Acromegaly, is a scheduled drug as per the National List of Essential Medicines 2015. Therefore, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the ceiling price.
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