India's NPPA approved a 50% price hike for carboplatin and cisplatin, citing rising platinum costs, to address accessibility concerns for these critical anti-cancer medicines.
The decision comes amid a shortage
Jun 12, 2026
12:42 pm
What's the storyIndia's National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved a 50% price hike for two critical anti-cancer drugs - carboplatin and cisplatin.
The NPPA had received numerous requests from pharmaceutical companies seeking upward revision of prices due to substantial increase in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) prices, escalation in production costs, and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
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