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Access To 12 Childhood Cancer Medicines Will Be Made Easier Globally: WHO
- Friday September 18, 2026
- Health | Written by Sambhav Kumar
WHO launches a new pathway inviting manufacturers to submit childhood cancer medicines for evaluation under its Prequalification Programme.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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WHO Adds Key Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs To Essential Medicines List
- Wednesday September 10, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
The World Health Organization has added key GLP-1 drugs, semaglutide and tirzepatide, to its Essential Medicines List for type 2 diabetes with obesity or comorbidities.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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WHO Adds Key Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs To Essential Medicines List
- Wednesday September 10, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
The World Health Organization has added key GLP-1 drugs, semaglutide and tirzepatide, to its Essential Medicines List for type 2 diabetes with obesity or comorbidities.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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Cancer Cases Rising, Prices Of Essential Medicines Kept In Check: Health Minister
- Friday July 26, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The government makes all efforts to ensure affordable and accessible treatment is available for cancer patients amid a rise in cases in India, Health Minister JP Nadda said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government To Amend Norms For Fixing Prices Of 350 Drugs In 15 Days
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
Drugs Prices Control Order will be amended in the next 15 days to enable the regulator NPPA to fix prices of about 350 medicines whose market data is not available, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said on Monday.
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Government To Amend Norms For Fixing Prices Of 350 Drugs In 15 Days
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
Drugs Prices Control Order will be amended in the next 15 days to enable the regulator NPPA to fix prices of about 350 medicines whose market data is not available, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said on Monday.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Price Of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7% As Centre Caps Prices
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
The national drug price regulator said the government has been able to fix the ceiling prices of 651 medicines so far out of the total 870 scheduled drugs listed under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
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Price Of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7% As Centre Caps Prices
- Monday April 3, 2023
- Press Trust of India
The national drug price regulator said the government has been able to fix the ceiling prices of 651 medicines so far out of the total 870 scheduled drugs listed under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Several Anti-Cancer Drugs, Antibiotics, Now "Essential Medicines", To Be Cheaper
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Several anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics and vaccines will now become more affordable as they are among 34 new additions to the National List of Essential Medicines, with the government saying this will reduce "patients' out-of-pocket expenditure".
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www.ndtv.com
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National List of Essential Medicines: All You Need To Know About It
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The WHO said that essential medicines list can lead to improved access through streamlined procurement and distribution of quality-assured medicines.
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www.ndtv.com
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34 Drugs, Including Anti-Cancer Medication, Added To National Essential Medicines List
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Thirty-four drugs, including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, have been added to the National List of Essential Medicines taking the total drugs under it to 384.
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www.ndtv.com
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Good News For Cardiac Patients! Govt Slashes Prices Of Stents By Up to 85%
- Friday September 8, 2017
- Health | PTI
The maximum retail price of bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES) will be Rs 7,623 and Rs 31,080, respectively, inclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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Access To 12 Childhood Cancer Medicines Will Be Made Easier Globally: WHO
- Friday September 18, 2026
- Health | Written by Sambhav Kumar
WHO launches a new pathway inviting manufacturers to submit childhood cancer medicines for evaluation under its Prequalification Programme.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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WHO Adds Key Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs To Essential Medicines List
- Wednesday September 10, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
The World Health Organization has added key GLP-1 drugs, semaglutide and tirzepatide, to its Essential Medicines List for type 2 diabetes with obesity or comorbidities.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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WHO Adds Key Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs To Essential Medicines List
- Wednesday September 10, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
The World Health Organization has added key GLP-1 drugs, semaglutide and tirzepatide, to its Essential Medicines List for type 2 diabetes with obesity or comorbidities.
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www.ndtv.com/health
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Cancer Cases Rising, Prices Of Essential Medicines Kept In Check: Health Minister
- Friday July 26, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The government makes all efforts to ensure affordable and accessible treatment is available for cancer patients amid a rise in cases in India, Health Minister JP Nadda said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government To Amend Norms For Fixing Prices Of 350 Drugs In 15 Days
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
Drugs Prices Control Order will be amended in the next 15 days to enable the regulator NPPA to fix prices of about 350 medicines whose market data is not available, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said on Monday.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Government To Amend Norms For Fixing Prices Of 350 Drugs In 15 Days
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
Drugs Prices Control Order will be amended in the next 15 days to enable the regulator NPPA to fix prices of about 350 medicines whose market data is not available, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said on Monday.
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Price Of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7% As Centre Caps Prices
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- Author: Press Trust of India
The national drug price regulator said the government has been able to fix the ceiling prices of 651 medicines so far out of the total 870 scheduled drugs listed under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Price Of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7% As Centre Caps Prices
- Monday April 3, 2023
- Press Trust of India
The national drug price regulator said the government has been able to fix the ceiling prices of 651 medicines so far out of the total 870 scheduled drugs listed under National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
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www.ndtvprofit.com
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Several Anti-Cancer Drugs, Antibiotics, Now "Essential Medicines", To Be Cheaper
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Several anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics and vaccines will now become more affordable as they are among 34 new additions to the National List of Essential Medicines, with the government saying this will reduce "patients' out-of-pocket expenditure".
-
www.ndtv.com
-
National List of Essential Medicines: All You Need To Know About It
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
The WHO said that essential medicines list can lead to improved access through streamlined procurement and distribution of quality-assured medicines.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
34 Drugs, Including Anti-Cancer Medication, Added To National Essential Medicines List
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Thirty-four drugs, including some anti-infectives such as Ivermectin, Mupirocin and Nicotine Replacement Therapy, have been added to the National List of Essential Medicines taking the total drugs under it to 384.
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www.ndtv.com
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Good News For Cardiac Patients! Govt Slashes Prices Of Stents By Up to 85%
- Friday September 8, 2017
- Health | PTI
The maximum retail price of bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluting stents (DES) will be Rs 7,623 and Rs 31,080, respectively, inclusive of VAT and other local taxes.
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www.ndtv.com/health