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‘Don’t treat people’s lives as commerce’: SC pulls up Centre and hospitals over medicine mark-ups

The court reserved its order in a PIL seeking drug pricing reforms, criticising the Centre and NPPA for delayed action while questioning massive gaps between procurement costs and MRPs.

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View Market Dashboard ‘Don’t treat people’s lives as commerce’: SC pulls up Centre and hospitals over medicine mark-ups The court reserved its order in a PIL seeking drug pricing reforms, criticising the Centre and NPPA for delayed action while questioning massive gaps between procurement costs and MRPs. Krishna Yadav Published27 Oct 2026, 07:43 PM IST Prefer Liveminton Google AI Quick Read ✕ Wait for it… Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment. Yes, Continue ✕ Wait for it… Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.

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