{
  "id": 15355676,
  "title": "Cancer Medicines To Get Cheaper By Up To 70%, Govt Caps Trade Margins On 137 Anti-Cancer Drugs At 30%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/cancer-medicines-to-get-cheaper-by-up-to-70-govt-caps-trade-margins",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:28:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/cancer-medicines-to-get-cheaper-by-up-to-70-govt-caps-trade-margins-on-137-anti-cancer-drugs-at-30"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi: In a major relief for cancer patients, the government has capped trade margins on 137 anti-cancer medicines at 30 percent of their maximum retail price (MRP). The decision is expected to reduce prices of several cancer drugs by up to 70 percent, making treatment more affordable. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}