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Trump Announces Pfizer Deal Offering Discounts On Medicines Via 'TrumpRx' Website
Pfizer has agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he promised similar deals with other drugmakers under the threat of tariffs.
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Ozempic Cleared For Use In India: Pros, Cons And Expected Price
Ozempic is the trade name for semaglutide, a once-weekly injectable medicine that belongs to the class called GLP-1 receptor agonists. A higher-dose semaglutide better known as Wegovy is licensed for chronic weight management.
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EU Cites Trade Deal Immunity As Trump Hits Pharma With 100% Tariff
US President Donald Trump's announcement of steep new tariffs on medicines and other goods drew pushback from some allies on Friday, with the EU claiming immunity for its pharmaceutical industry under an earlier trade deal.
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GST 2.0 To Kick In From Monday, Goods And Services To Get Cheaper
Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday as the reduced GST rates on about 375 items come into effect.
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'You're Getting Ripped Off': Russian Woman's Lavish Gurugram Lifestyle Stuns Internet
The majority of social media users were perplexed by her spending and advised her to rein it in.
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Trump Warns Pharma Companies To Cut Prices Or Be Punished
US President Donald Trump told major pharmaceutical firms Thursday to lower prices or face punishment, as he moved to give Americans relief from medicine costs much higher than elsewhere in the world.
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10 US Universities That Offer Medical Education At Affordable Cost
These universities present promising opportunities for Indian and other international students who are keen to pursue medicine in the US without incurring prohibitively high expenses.
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No Brand Names, Prescribing Generic Drugs Should Be A Must: Supreme Court
Doctors should only prescribe generic medicines and not any particular brand, as has been ordered in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court remarked today while hearing a petition seeking regulation of unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies.
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US In "Stronger Position" To Win Against China Than Anyone Else: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union address, while pushing for lower medicine costs and improved housing affordability, as he sought to allay concerns over the economy.
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Indian Medicines For 4 Rare Diseases Cut Treatment Cost By Nearly 100 Times
Aided by government agencies, Indian drug companies have, in just one year, managed to develop medicines for four rare diseases that cut down their annual cost of treatment by as much as 100 times.
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At $3.5 Million A Dose, This Is The World's Most Expensive Medicine
US regulators approved CSL Behring's hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs $3.5 million a dose, making it the most expensive medicine in the world.
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5-Month-Old's Medicine Costs Rs 18 Crore, Father Approaches High Court
The Kerala High Court has sought response of the state government on a plea seeking medical assistance for a five month old baby suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) for which the medicine costs around Rs 18 crore.
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Bengaluru 10-Month-Old Awaits World's Most Expensive Injection To Survive
A 10-month-old in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is fighting for her life as she waits for a medicine that costs a whopping Rs 16 crore. Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, type 1, the child, Khyati, needs the medicine for gene therapy before she turns 2.
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Why Tax Vaccines, Nirmala Sitharaman Explains After Mamata Banerjee Note
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that a 5 per cent tax on vaccines and 12 per cent on medicines and oxygen concentrators was necessary to keep costs low, after a new appeal by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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50-Bed AYUSH Hospitals To Be Setup In Every District Of J&K: Centre
To promote healthcare based on alternative medicine in Jammu and Kashmir, the government will set up 50-bedded hospitals in every district of the newly created union territory at a cost of Rs 12 crore each, Union minister Shripad Nayak said on Thursday.
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Trump Announces Pfizer Deal Offering Discounts On Medicines Via 'TrumpRx' Website
Pfizer has agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he promised similar deals with other drugmakers under the threat of tariffs.
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Ozempic Cleared For Use In India: Pros, Cons And Expected Price
Ozempic is the trade name for semaglutide, a once-weekly injectable medicine that belongs to the class called GLP-1 receptor agonists. A higher-dose semaglutide better known as Wegovy is licensed for chronic weight management.
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EU Cites Trade Deal Immunity As Trump Hits Pharma With 100% Tariff
US President Donald Trump's announcement of steep new tariffs on medicines and other goods drew pushback from some allies on Friday, with the EU claiming immunity for its pharmaceutical industry under an earlier trade deal.
-
GST 2.0 To Kick In From Monday, Goods And Services To Get Cheaper
Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday as the reduced GST rates on about 375 items come into effect.
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'You're Getting Ripped Off': Russian Woman's Lavish Gurugram Lifestyle Stuns Internet
The majority of social media users were perplexed by her spending and advised her to rein it in.
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Trump Warns Pharma Companies To Cut Prices Or Be Punished
US President Donald Trump told major pharmaceutical firms Thursday to lower prices or face punishment, as he moved to give Americans relief from medicine costs much higher than elsewhere in the world.
-
10 US Universities That Offer Medical Education At Affordable Cost
These universities present promising opportunities for Indian and other international students who are keen to pursue medicine in the US without incurring prohibitively high expenses.
-
No Brand Names, Prescribing Generic Drugs Should Be A Must: Supreme Court
Doctors should only prescribe generic medicines and not any particular brand, as has been ordered in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court remarked today while hearing a petition seeking regulation of unethical marketing practices by pharmaceutical companies.
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US In "Stronger Position" To Win Against China Than Anyone Else: Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union address, while pushing for lower medicine costs and improved housing affordability, as he sought to allay concerns over the economy.
-
Indian Medicines For 4 Rare Diseases Cut Treatment Cost By Nearly 100 Times
Aided by government agencies, Indian drug companies have, in just one year, managed to develop medicines for four rare diseases that cut down their annual cost of treatment by as much as 100 times.
-
At $3.5 Million A Dose, This Is The World's Most Expensive Medicine
US regulators approved CSL Behring's hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but costs $3.5 million a dose, making it the most expensive medicine in the world.
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5-Month-Old's Medicine Costs Rs 18 Crore, Father Approaches High Court
The Kerala High Court has sought response of the state government on a plea seeking medical assistance for a five month old baby suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) for which the medicine costs around Rs 18 crore.
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Bengaluru 10-Month-Old Awaits World's Most Expensive Injection To Survive
A 10-month-old in Bengaluru, Karnataka, is fighting for her life as she waits for a medicine that costs a whopping Rs 16 crore. Diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, type 1, the child, Khyati, needs the medicine for gene therapy before she turns 2.
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Why Tax Vaccines, Nirmala Sitharaman Explains After Mamata Banerjee Note
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that a 5 per cent tax on vaccines and 12 per cent on medicines and oxygen concentrators was necessary to keep costs low, after a new appeal by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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50-Bed AYUSH Hospitals To Be Setup In Every District Of J&K: Centre
To promote healthcare based on alternative medicine in Jammu and Kashmir, the government will set up 50-bedded hospitals in every district of the newly created union territory at a cost of Rs 12 crore each, Union minister Shripad Nayak said on Thursday.
