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SC seeks 16% MRP cap on medicines, flags huge cancer drug markupsThe Supreme Court has raised concerns regarding inflated prices of essential medicines, particularly cancer drugs, sold at exorbitant marku...
30 Sep, 2026, 01.45 AM IST
Siang project not just hydropower, vital for national security: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said that the Siang Upper Multi-Purpose Project should not be viewed merely through the prism ...
29 Sep, 2026, 08.56 PM IST
Cancer drug costs Rs 2,700, sells for Rs 27,000: SC questions 10x markup at hospitalsThe Supreme Court has questioned steep markups on cancer drugs and asked the Centre to examine a uniform 16% margin on all medicines. The c...
29 Sep, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
TrumpRx website 2025: direct-to-consumer prescription drug platform and Pfizer discount deal explainedPresident Donald Trump announced TrumpRx, a government-operated website launching early 2026 for discounted prescription drugs. Pfizer agre...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
UnitedHealth, the company that employed slain CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly overcharged some cancer patients by more than 1,000% for their medicationsUnitedHealth, in which slain CEO Brian Thompson was employed, has been allegedly accused of overcharging patients suffering from dangerous ...
17 Jan, 2025, 02.28 AM IST
A $300-billion reason India's drug price cap will stayWhen it comes to intellectual property, it's now understood — and grudgingly accepted — that India's use of compulsory licensing won't go a...
15 Jan, 2018, 05.06 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi forced NPPA to relax essential drugs norms: Congress"By forcing the NPPA to withdraw its guidelines the PM has extracted a heavy price from the country’s poor and ailing for his PR exercise i...
27 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
A healthier India: Need to resolve conflict between drug price controls, innovation and affordable healthcareThe debate about essential-medicine pricing and access in India illustrates the difficulties inherent in establishing policies.
10 May, 2012, 06.22 AM IST