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Cancer drug shortages prompt NPPA to raise prices of key medicines, vaccines
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Cancer drug shortages prompt NPPA to raise prices of key medicines, vaccines

Times of India · Jun 12, 2026, 3:34 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Cancer patients may face higher costs as the NPPA greenlit a 50% price hike for essential Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections due to rising raw material expenses. This move aims to prevent shortages of these life-saving drugs. Prices for anti-tetanus immunoglobulin and key childhood vaccines were a

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