India caps prices on 137 cancer drugs following Supreme Court ruling
The Indian government will lower the cost of 137 cancer medications starting next month after a legal challenge highlighted extreme hospital mark-ups.
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The Indian government has moved to reduce the price of 137 cancer drugs starting next month, according to the Guardian. The decision follows a legal challenge brought to the Supreme Court of India by a retired bank clerk who was unable to afford her treatment. [1]
Sarojam Radhakrishnan, a former bank employee from Kerala, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and filed the legal case in 2022, the Guardian reported. Court proceedings revealed significant mark-ups on life-saving medications by hospitals and pharmacists. [1]
The price caps aim to prevent poorer patients from forgoing treatment, selling land, or entering severe debt to access essential care, according to the Guardian. High drug costs have routinely caused financial ruin for millions of families facing a cancer diagnosis in the country. [1]
In short
- India will lower the price of 137 cancer drugs starting next month.
- The price cuts follow a 2022 Supreme Court case filed by retired bank clerk Sarojam Radhakrishnan.
- The policy aims to stop patients from selling land or going into debt for cancer treatment.
Sources
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- [1]India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’The Guardian, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
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