Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw says India must shift pharma industry from generics to innovation-led growthKiran Mazumdar-Shaw emphasized the importance of building an innovation-driven pharmaceutical industry in India. She highlighted the need f...
13 Oct, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Panel to finalise cancer drugs for 30% trade margin cap; Rs 2,500 crore annual savings possibleAn expert group is finalizing the list of cancer medicines for a new trade margin cap. The government plans to implement a 30% cap to reduc...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.41 AM IST
SC asks govt to broaden inflated pricing review beyond oncologyThe Supreme Court has asked the government to address high markups on medicines and medical devices. The court questioned the decision to l...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
Supreme Court questions govt over drug pricing, asks why cap limited to anti-cancer medicinesThe Supreme Court expressed its worry over the government's restriction of price control measures to only anti-cancer drugs, questioning wh...
12 Oct, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
School Assembly News Headlines, October 12, 2026: Check national, international, business, sports updates and thought of the daySchool Assembly News Headlines: On October 12, 2026, school assemblies will spotlight significant global and local news, including sports a...
12 Oct, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
- Roche calls for global healthcare overhaul to tackle disease burden
Roche highlights the urgent need for a transformation in global healthcare to effectively tackle chronic diseases. Jorg Rupp pointed out th...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.17 AM IST
Apollo, Max Health, other hospital stocks rally up to 5% despite cancer drug price caps. Why Jefferies stays bullishHospital stocks rose up to 5% after the government capped trade margins on non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs at 30%, potentially reducing med...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Cancer drugs may get up to 70% cheaper as govt fixes trade margins on non-scheduled medicines at 30%The government is aiming to cap trade margins on anti-cancer medications at 30%. An expert committee has been tasked with compiling a repor...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Govt set to cap trade margins on more cancer drugs before SC hearingThe Indian government plans to announce a new list of cancer drugs for trade margin rationalisation today. Union Health Minister JP Nadda w...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks committee to curb pharma firms’ unethical marketing practicesThe Supreme Court has directed the government to form a committee regarding pharmaceutical marketing regulations. This follows concerns ove...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Ukrainian aerospace engineer Anastasia Sevriukova preserved her eggs to have children after her life changed following stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis at 25When Sevriukova was 25 she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer while she was building her career as an aerospace engineer and had her f...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Hospital pricing part of wider value chain: Max MDAbhay Soi, chairman of Max Healthcare, commented on scrutiny regarding hospital pricing in India. He stated that hospitals should be evalua...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Eradicating H. pylori can prevent gastric cancer, says Nobel laureate Barry MarshallDr. Barry Marshall underscored the crucial need for timely eradication of H. pylori infections as a measure to thwart gastric cancer develo...
04 Oct, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Karnataka flags 52x mark-up on cancer drugs, seeks Centre's interventionKarnataka conducted inspections revealing significant price disparities between hospital procurement and patient billing for cancer drugs a...
01 Oct, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
Hospital stocks slip after SC query on steep cancer drug markupsIn a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India highlighted troubling markups on cancer drugs enforced by hospitals, urging a probe into r...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
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
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