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6 arrested including kingpinIndian Pharma Market grows by 7.9% in July; antibiotic Augmentin rebounds to top spotHimachal: Two Female Nurses Caught Drinking Alcohol Inside Government Hospital Late at NightLincoln Pharma Q1 Results: Net Profit Rises 17%Paracetamol Drug not Banned in India, says Anupriya PatelParacetamol Not Banned in India, Says Union Minister Amid RumoursLupin Ramps Up Strategy to Counter U.S. Tariff Threat, Posts 52% Profit SurgeWHO Advises Against Antibiotics for COVID-19 Without Bacterial InfectionFortis Q1 Profit Jumps 57%; Expansion Drives GrowthFake life-saving drugs under labels of top brands: Pan-India racket busted, 6 arrestedKarnataka Defends Closure of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in Govt HospitalsPharma tariffs may go as high as 250%, says TrumpHaryana Resumes Ayushman Bharat Payments, Delays Withdrawal by 650 Private HospitalsSupreme Court Seeks Task Force Reply on Medical Safety Amid Doctors’ ProtestsSoaked in Divine Aura, SSIMantra gets more Power to cater to UnderservedGates Foundation Pledges $2.5 Billion to Transform Women’s Health GloballyPortea Medical Expands Cancer Care Services Across IndiaCentre Asks States to Cap C-Section Delivery Charges Under Ayushman BharatHC Stays Vaccine Scientist’s Conviction, Cites ‘National Interest’Wings Pharmaceuticals Cuts HR Time 40% with Cloud HRMHealth Ministry Seeks New SOPs for Plasma Fractionation CentresHaridwar Private Hospital Sealed After Two Women Die; 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broader mkt underperforms; pharma shares tumbleKarnataka issues order to merge Ayush drug dept with State FDAOrchid Pharma buyback rights to novel antibiotic; stock up 5%Natco Pharma shares dip over 2% after Rs 2,000-crore stake buy in South Africa’s Adcock Ingram10, 000 Km is just a Number for Intercontinental Tele Surgery by SSIMantraDGFT Extends Deadline on Application for Export of Pharma Grade SugarBihar Healthcare is poised to be embraced by Robotic Surgery MantraAurobindo, Cipla, Viatris to make, market long-acting injectable HIV drugPharma stocks hover near flatline even as Trump hints at new tariffs by July-endGovt revises prices of 71 medicines, including those for diabetes and infections: Check new ratesSun Pharma reaches settlement with Incyte Corporation, launches Leqselvi in U.S.Aurobindo Pharma to manufacture, supply long acting HIV treatment drugFamous Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Clinic in Delhi is now more Accessible to PatientsEnrolment in third phase clinical trials for India’s first dengue vaccine nearly complete, says ICMRIn Gurgaon, illegal hospital busted, quack arrested in raidCustoms delivers 25 containers of seized drugs to NAFDACLicense Of Four Pharma Firms Cancelled For Illegal Drug Trade In Jammu & KashmirPharmexcil flags export disruption risk due to COPP mandate; seeks urgent reviewMaharashtra rolls back order allowing homeopaths to practise allopathy, forms review panelIndia’s Glenmark Pharma unit, AbbVie sign exclusive licensing pactVery Arty Surgery for Weight Loss by SSI Mantra, World’s FirstPills & Profits: Can India’s pharma sector handle Trump’s planned 200% tariff dose?Novartis wins approval for first malaria drug for newborns and babiesNectar to sell API, formulations & menthol biz to Ceph Lifesciences for Rs 1,290 crFlush these 17 expired medicines now. India’s top drug regulatory body issues stern warningSun Pharma confirms the stocks of ‘Levipil 500’ seized by Telangana DCA in raids is spuriousHC-ordered expert panel for weight loss drug may be set up by mid-JulyBiocon Biologics Gets UK Nod for Vevzuo, EvfraxyIndian Medical Association opposes decision to allow homeopaths to prescribe modern medicines post pharma course‘AACI Came, AACI Saw, AACI Conquered’ Indian Accreditation Domain in HealthcareTraditional medicine crucial to achieving global goals of Universal Health CoverageLupin launches Ipratropium Bromide nasal spray in USSurgical Robot MantraM, First ‘Badge of Vishwaguru’ is on Triumphal March‘Clear case of disparagement’: Delhi HC directs Patanjali to remove lines against Dabur chyawanprash in its print, TV adsAP Gets First Notified Body for Medical Device Manufacturing Facilities InspectionCBI searches premises of PCI president Montu Kumar Patel, say reportsSTF busts ₹1.20 cr cancer-drug smuggling racket in Lucknow, three heldLive worm in biscuit: Consumer court directs Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to be paid to the woman by Britannia, chemist shopCipla in talks to add new customers for its China factory, executive saysNo link between COVID-19 vaccines & sudden deaths: ICMR-AIIMS StudyDelhi High Court asks DGCI to decide on plea against licensing of weight-loss drugsMicroplastics found in brain, ovaries, and placenta: Experts warn of silent threat to vital organsSix held for exchanging bribes to give favourable report to medical collegesTelangana pharma factory blast: Death toll reaches 44, rain hampers rescue operationsAlembic Pharma surges over 12% on USFDA approval for Cancer drugSome fake dentists learned from online video, says academic
August 18, 2025

Indian drugs are cheaper says govt

NEW DELHI

Central govt. defended its decision to end the custom duty exemption for import of 76 LIFE SAVING DRUGS including those for the treating cancer, AIDS, Hemophilia. Government has said Indian manufacturers are already selling most of these drugs at cheaper prices.

Govt. also claimed there will only be marginal increases in prices of these imported drugs due to exemption withdrawl. Health ministry official also said ”In case of 95% of these drugs the custom duty is only 2.5%,so if there is a increase it would be very marginal .While  the medicine directly impact the treatment of crucial health problems like HIV ,AIDS and HAEMOPHILLIA, the official also said majority of such patients are treated by Govt. hospitals. The list of 76 medicines also contains pharmaceuticals ingredients.

A notification issued by CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS had withdrawn the customs duty exemption on the impact of 76 drugs. They are used in treatment of diseases like PARKINSONS DISEASE, BONE DISEASES,KIDNEY STONES,BACTERIAL INFECTION, ARTHRITIS,LUPUS .

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