Recent GST rate cuts on critical medicines are set to significantly reduce costs for treatments of conditions like multiple myeloma, lung c...

The government has significantly reduced GST rates on 41 highly priced medicines, including those for cancer, rare diseases, and heart cond...

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the prices of 71 essential drug formulations, encompassing treatments for ...

In a move aimed at providing relief to cancer patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed drug manufacturer...

The government has directed manufacturers to lower prices of Trastuzumab, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab after exempting them from customs dut...

GST Council Meeting decisions: The GST Council's meeting on Monday announced significant tax cuts to make essential goods and services more...

54th Gst Council Meeting Key Takeaways: The 54th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is taking place in Ne...

In reaction to the update, pharma stocks like Astrazeneca Pharma surged 4.4% to its day’s high of Rs 7,069 on BSE while Fortis Healthcare s...

Research-based incentives can boost the domestic pharmaceutical sector, making it worth USD 200 billion by 2030, according to Biocon Execut...

The recent GST exemption on medicines for rare diseases in India is unlikely to help many patients as the drugs are still too expensive, sa...

Besides, import of medicines and Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) used in the treatment of rare diseases for personal use and also ...

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had reached out to Sitharaman seeking the GST exemption for the medication following an appeal by the...

Dr Ajaykumar says that instead of bringing price cuts, the government should bring cashless healthcare system.

"Although hospital services are exempt, the outsourced services, aesthetics and outpatient pharmacies are subject to GST imposition."

"Price of drugs where partial increase is expected due to roll out of GST will not be passed on to consumers as NPPA is working out a mecha...

These prices will be notified as formal revised ceiling prices immediately after GST notification, NPPA had said in a memorandum earlier th...

“We will put our point that drugs of cancer drugs used in dialysis and other important life saving drugs should also be exempt from the GST...