Centre expects anti-cancer drug prices to fall 20-70 per cent under proposed trade margin cap
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Centre has told the Supreme Court that capping trade margins on anti-cancer medicines at 30 per cent of their maximum retail price (MRP) is expected to save patients around Rs 2,500 crore annually, with the proposed measure likely to reduce the MRP of such drugs by 20 to 70 per cent.