MTaI’s Comment On Organ Preservative Solution As Drug Under Regulation

“Organ preservative solution (OPS) is a crucial medical device that is used to supply oxygen and vital nutrients to harvested organs, thereby increasing their life and maintaining their vitality. Bringing this device under regulation will enable monitoring of its quality irrespective of the manufacturer. As a result of the regulation, supply of OPS of assured quality would be facilitated and the number of deaths due to organ failure will reduce as the solution enables storage and transportation of harvested organs to any location. The government should now move on to the next measure in revolutionising organ transplantation in India. It should introduce an amendment to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act to make it mandatory for the doctor to remove those patients who are braindead off the ventilator. It will improve organ harvesting and transplant output immensely. Each such patient can save eight lives through organ donation,” Pavan Choudary, Chairman, MTaI. – Medical Buyer Bureau