How expensive were these three cancer medicines, know at what price they will be available after the customs duty is abolished?

Cancer drug cost: Modi 3.0 has made a special announcement for cancer patients in his budget. Budget In 2015, the government has removed customs duty on three cancer medicines. This has reduced the prices of these medicines. Now the question arises that how much will be the price of cancer medicines like trastuzumab, deraxtecum, osimertinib. For your information, let us tell you that the price of these three medicines is not one thousand or two thousand but more than one lakh rupees.

For your information, let us tell you that whenever something comes from outside the country's border, customs duty is imposed on it. After the removal of customs duty, the prices of these three medicines have come down by 15 to 20 percent. Now the question arises that the price of these medicines will blow your mind.

The price of breast cancer medicine has been reduced

The government has reduced the prices of three medicines. The names of these medicines are trastuzumab deruxtecan, osimertinib and durvalumab. Among these, trastuzumab deruxtecan medicine is used in the treatment of breast cancer. Apart from this, it is also used in stomach cancer.

Cancer cases are increasing rapidly in India. According to statistics, 14 lakh cases of cancer are reported every year in India. Breast cancer cases are the highest here.

The breast cancer drug trastuzumab deruxtecan costs up to Rs 58,000. A variant of Biocon's drug Canmab costs Rs 54,622. Dr. Shyam Agarwal of Medical Oncology at 'Sir Ganga Ram Hospital' said that all types of cancer drugs are imported from abroad. That is why the price of these drugs is very high. Now after the removal of customs duty on these drugs, the drugs will become cheaper.

Lung cancer and bladder cancer medication cost

Another drug whose price has been reduced by the government is Osimertinib. This is a drug used in lung cancer. The price of this drug is quite high. In India, this drug is available from AstraZeneca company. It comes in two variants, the price of which is Rs 1.50 lakh.

The third drug is Durvalumab. Durvalumab is used to treat bladder cancer. Durvalumab is also used in lung cancer. Durvalumab is also available in India only from AstraZeneca. There are two types of drugs available in this as well. Its price ranges from Rs 45500 to Rs 189585.