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  "id": 829178,
  "title": "Why vital chemotherapy drugs are in short supply in India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/why-vital-chemotherapy-drugs-are-in-short-supply-in-india-829178",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:33:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/why-vital-chemotherapy-drugs-are-in-short-supply-in-india/article71335419.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prices for platinum—the core raw material used in cisplatin and carboplatin—more than doubled, making old price-controlled manufacturing rates financially unviable; additionally, shipping constraints through West Asia have restricted raw material imports from global suppliers. Despite a government move to raise price caps, the shortage persists",
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        "title": "Why vital chemotherapy drugs are in short supply in India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/why-vital-chemotherapy-drugs-are-in-short-supply-in-india",
        "published": "2026-08-13T16:33:56.000Z"
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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."
}