Hi Amrit, Thank you for writing in. The financials merely say 'Rs 3632.33 lakh (Rs 36.32 crore)' for external customers and other income as Rs 821.78 lakh (Rs 8.21 crore). The rest of the breakup isn't available. Thanks

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Hi Rajiv, Thank you for writing in. As the story mentions, catalogue is the most crucial part for a pharmacy business as it lists prices etc. Also, our sources tell us that Pharmeasy wanted to communicate with customers who they are providing medicines for since they are the pharmacy partners but TDH allegedly did not have the infrastructure to facilitate this communication. The story has been corrected and updated to say that Rs 36 crore was their revenue from operations. Sorry for the error. Rs 94 crore is 11.31% of TIL's turnover that TDH contributes to according to its financials.

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Hi Anmol, I hope you recover soon. Thank you for writing in. A lot of doctors know and suggest 3D printed implants in north and west India. We describe one such case done at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in our story's introductory email to you. Of patient Amit Bhanot. Also, the surgery time varies depending on the complexities of the case.

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Hi Manav, The data is from the Indian Society of Knee and Hip Surgeons. It depends on whether their contributing surgeons used both cemented and uncemented implants in their surgeries or not. The data does not specify that. Thanks

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Hi Deepak, $1.12 billion equals $1,125 million. Thanks

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Hi Nitin, Thanks for writing in. No, it is not. But, as the story mentions, the data is of a sizeable number of surgeries done by the contributing surgeons of the Indian Society of Knee and Hip Surgeons. In the absence of a national registry we do not have data of the total number of hip replacements done by all orthopaedics in the country.

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Hi Rajiv, Thanks for writing in. a) As the article explains unlike in the West, 3D printed hip implants are prescribed for complex revision surgeries and not for primary surgeries. So, when hip implants fail after 10-15 years, that is when 3D printed ones are prescribed if there are complications that a standard off-the-shelf implant can't cater to. b) The manufacturers are still not sure if customisable implants will come under the scanner as it is a different ball game. Also, like many other medical device manufacturers they are opposed to being brought under the CDSCO as it takes much longer to develop drugs than medical devices.That is why the NITI Aayog floated a draft bill for a separate regulator for medical devices. They want IITs to regulate medical device manufacturers. So they will adopt a wait and watch approach for now till December 1 for more clarity.

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Whey works, hence a detailed 2,000 words odd story on the growing industry and its challenges :) But, I get your point. Thank you.

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Hi Suresh, Your feedback is noted. However, may I point out that the nutrition and wellness consultant quoted here isn't talking about making whey protein a primary source, she is talking about its effectiveness as a supplement for people who are not body builders or don't work out for more than an hour. Also, a trainer has given his opinion on the product after personally using it. So, while there are men who want to build muscle who vouch for it, there are also gym trainers and nutritionists who don't recommend it.

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Hi Janvi, The whey protein supplements are available at a price range you mentioned. But it has whey protein concentrate or whey protein isolate that has 80 per cent to 90 per cent protein. The Rs. 90/kg price is for import of whey powder that has only 30 per cent to 35 per cent protein.

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Hi Lakshmi, Not sure what kind of collaboration you're suggesting. A PPP one? Well, it has to wait for the required approvals -- ICMR and WHO -- for that.

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Hi Abhidnya, That's a valid observation. I don't think there's anything that's different for medical device manufacturers.

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