In a big relief to cancer patients and their families, the retail prices of nine anti-cancer drugs have been reduced by up to 87 per cent by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
These nine drugs include commonly used chemotherapy injections to treat lung cancer as well, according to a ToI report. As per the revised order, the maximum retail price of pemetrexed 500mg injection which is sold under the brand name Pemxcel and used to treat lung cancer has come down to Rs 2,800 from Rs 22,000. However, a 100mg dose of the same injection will cost Rs 800 against the previous price of Rs 7,700.
Similarly, the retail price of epirubicin, sold under the brand name of Epichlor, will cost Rs 276.8 for a 10mg injection against Rs 561. A 50mg dose of the same injection will cost Rs 960 against Rs 2,662.
Read more of this in a report published in Economic Times...
