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Karnataka Demands Nationwide Price Caps on All High-Cost Life-Saving Drugs, Not Just Cancer Medicines
Karnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader has called on the Union government to expand price caps beyond cancer medicines to other high-cost life-saving drugs, arguing that price rationalisation must deli…
Supreme Court Slams 'Carnage' of Cancer Drug Mark-Ups, Demands Pricing Overhaul
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday questioned the steep mark-ups on cancer drugs and other essential medicines, terming the pricing disparity as 'carnage'. The court's remarks came during a hearin…
Kerala HC Slams Big Pharma: Centre Must Step in As Patented Medicines Sold at Exorbitant Rates
The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Central government should intervene when patented medicines are sold at exorbitant rates, and can use a medicine's patent to manufacture and sell it to the pub…