anti-cancer drugs

Union Budget 2024: Boost to health sector, cancer drug exemptions

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday where one of the most significant aspects for the health sector was exempting three cancer drugs from customs duties, which will result in cost reduction of the drugs. The exempted cancer drugs include Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab, which are primarily used […]

Anti-Cancer Drugs Just Got Cheaper, Courtesy Govt

As many as 34 new major drugs, including anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics, and vaccines, were included in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) released by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday. With this, the number of essential drugs in India has reached 384, as per the Union health ministry. The medicines have been categorized […]