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Manickam Tagore highlights 50 pc price hike in essential medicines

Pharma | 02/11/2024 02:16 PM | Click to read full article

The Congress MP wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, raising concerns over the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority's (NPPA) decision which cited "extraordinary circumstances" and "public interest". Tagore stressed the need for a clearer explanation, greater transparency and highlighted the strain this places on millions of families who rely on affordable medications for conditions like asthma, tuberculosis, and other chronic illnesses.

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