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Cancer drug prices likely to fall as govt caps trade margins at 30%

The move could reduce the MRP of affected medicines by up to 70 per cent and result in annual savings of around Rs ₹2,500 crore for patients undergoing cancer treatment

The Hindu BusinessLine 8/10/2026, 6:44:54 pm IST

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How 3 newsrooms ran it

3 of our sources carried this story over 3.4 hours. The Hindu BusinessLine filed first, at 18:44 IST. The headlines below are each outlet's own wording, in the order they published.

Time ISTOutletTheir headline
18:44 The Hindu BusinessLine Cancer drug prices likely to fall as govt caps trade margins at 30%
22:00 New Indian Express Cancer drugs to get 70% cheaper as centre plans to cap trade margins
22:09 The Hindu National Centre to cap trade margins on non-scheduled cancer drugs to 30% of MRP

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