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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
- When nothing is cheap, winners may come from any corner: 19 stocks with downside to upside potential of -28% to plus 22%Because each pharma company took a different road, they no longer rise and fall together. Where any one of them stands in 10 years depends ...07 Oct, 2026, 05.28 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
- These mid-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of over 25%, according to analystsWhat is needed in the markets these days is realism. Not fear or gloom, but a clear-eyed acceptance of where things actually stand. Realism...30 Sep, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
- Hospital stocks fall up to 6%: Apollo, Fortis, KIMS tumble as SC questions drug mark-upsHospital stocks came under pressure after the Supreme Court raised concerns over steep mark-ups on medicines sold through corporate hospita...30 Sep, 2026, 03.08 PM 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
- Kerala HC says exorbitant drug prices can trigger government intervention in patented medicinesThe Kerala High Court ruled that government intervention is permissible for prohibitively priced patented medicines. The court directed the...29 Sep, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
- Sun Pharma signs major deal with LIB Therapeutics of US, gains access to $3.7-bn global market for bad cholesterol inhibitor PCSK9Sun Pharma has signed an exclusive agreement with LIB Therapeutics for Lerodalcibep, a cholesterol-lowering medication. This deal covers al...28 Sep, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
- Cashless health insurance claims: What policyholders can do when hospitals and insurers clash over bills, approvals, and deductionsInflated bills, delayed approvals, arbitrary deductions. As hospitals and insurers trade charges, policyholders are left footing the bill. ...28 Sep, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
- Hitler’s regime killed over 6 million Jews, was responsible for the death of several million more, but the Nazi chief is reported to have personally killed only one person, and she was his nieceNewly uncovered documents hint at a shocking possibility: Adolf Hitler could have been present during the tragic death of his niece, Geli R...25 Sep, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
- These mid-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of over 25%, according to analystsThere are times when a watchlist is more important than a buy list. But if you still insist on putting money in the market, look at fundame...24 Sep, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
- 'Inflated medicine prices are daylight robbery': SC pulls up pharma companies over huge MRP-PTR gapSupreme Court on Tuesday questioned the wide gap between the price to retailer and MRP of some cancer medicines, calling inflated pricing a...23 Sep, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
- Canada man spent 32 years searching for answers. When his daughter developed similar symptoms, one Google search changed everythingA man in Canada may never have discovered he had a rare disease for 32 years had he not used the Google to search about it. After nearly 20...21 Sep, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
- Centre seeks NPPA report on high markups in hospital consumablesThe Centre has requested a report from the NPPA regarding price discrepancies. Maharashtra FDA flagged significant gaps between trade price...17 Sep, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
- Rs 11 IV for Rs 325, Rs 6 syringe for Rs 57: Tukaram Mundhe flags 2,841% inflated hospital bills that patients don't even know, sends recommendation to CentreMaharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has cited a survey showing substantial differences between procurement prices and printed MRPs ...16 Sep, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
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