HealthIndia cuts cancer drug prices after court calls mark-ups ‘extortion’
India will cap prices on 137 cancer drugs from next month, following a case brought in 2022 by retired bank clerk Sarojam Radhakrishnan, who could not afford her treatment. The Supreme Court called drug mark-ups “carnage” and “extortion”; the government expects the measure to cut prices by up to 70%.
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India cuts cancer drug prices after court calls mark-ups ‘extortion’
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