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Chemotherapy drugs' prices revised by Centre; list shows new prices
short by Ashley Paul / on Friday, 12 June, 2026
The Centre has revised the ceiling prices of multiple critical drugs, including those used in chemotherapy to treat cancer. Chemotherapy drugs carboplatin and cisplatin will now cost ₹90.74/ml and ₹10.89/ml. BCG vaccine, used to treat tuberculosis, will now cost ₹9.89/0.10 ml, while the measles-rubella vaccine will now cost ₹87.93/0.5 ml. The prices of tetanus injections have also been increased.
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