<p class="title">Pharma major Johnson & Johnson has paid Rs 25 lakh each to three victims of its faulty acetabular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Uttar Pradesh Drug Licensing and Control officer A K Jain, the company has given compensation to three patients who had undergone revision surgeries for the faulty implants made by the company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Delhi High Court had in May directed Johnson & Johnson to make an interim payment of Rs 25 lakh each to the 67 patients who have undergone revision surgeries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jain said the Uttar Pradesh Drug Licensing and Control Authority was promptly following such complaints. </p>
<p class="title">Pharma major Johnson & Johnson has paid Rs 25 lakh each to three victims of its faulty acetabular surface replacement (ASR) hip implants in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Uttar Pradesh Drug Licensing and Control officer A K Jain, the company has given compensation to three patients who had undergone revision surgeries for the faulty implants made by the company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Delhi High Court had in May directed Johnson & Johnson to make an interim payment of Rs 25 lakh each to the 67 patients who have undergone revision surgeries.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Jain said the Uttar Pradesh Drug Licensing and Control Authority was promptly following such complaints. </p>