{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2324743", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2324743", "headline": "Government caps trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs to lower prices", "summary": "The Department of Pharmaceuticals announced on 17 October 2026 that the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped trade margins at 30% for 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs. This measure is expected to reduce the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of these medicines by up to 70%. The revised prices take effect from 9 November 2026. Manufacturers, hospitals, and retailers must implement these lower prices and display them on their websites and in pharmacies.", "key_points": ["MRP of 137 anti-cancer drugs may drop by up to 70%", "Trade margins capped at 30% of the Maximum Retail Price (MRP)", "Revised prices effective from 9 November 2026", "Manufacturers must notify NPPA of new prices within 7 days of the Gazette notification", "Consumers can check prices via the Pharma Sahi Daam app or NPPA website"], "issued_date": "2026-10-17", "listing_date": "2026-10-17", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2324743", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "executive_administrative_instruction", "functions": ["creates_norms", "announces", "directs_procedure"], "cites": ["Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013"]}, "issuer": "Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers", "department": "Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers - Department of Pharmaceuticals", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2324743"}, "topics": ["pharmaceuticals", "healthcare", "price control"], "reader_topics": ["Health"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": [], "applies_to": ["patients and families affected by cancer"], "dates": [{"kind": "effective", "date": "2026-11-09", "wording": "November 9, 2026", "what": "Revised prices for anti-cancer drugs", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": null, "wording": "within 7 days", "what": "manufacturers to inform NPPA of revised prices", "counts_from": "publication of the Gazette notification"}], "revision": "ab096e7fdcc499e0", "recorded_at": "2026-10-17T15:01:07.830377+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T22:47:30.326756+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T23:20:13+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}