{
  "id": 17768387,
  "title": "Who decides the cost of medicines in India?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/who-decides-the-cost-of-medicines-in-india",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:41:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/who-decides-the-cost-of-medicines-in-india/article71625998.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India’s separation of medicine licensing under CDSCO and pricing under NPPA presents a policy challenge. Stronger coordination,supported by pharmaceutical, clinical and health-economic expertise, could bridge this gap",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}