A government official has confirmed that the government is in talks with drug companies to get discounts for cancer drugs

The Jan Aushadi stores were launched in 2008 and sell about 44 unbranded medicines at hefty discounts.
Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar organized by industry body CII, Mr Jena said there were about 25 lakh cancer patients in the country and that most could not afford costly drugs.
This initiative is the latest in a series of moves aimed at reducing the price of cancer drugs in the country.
Source-Medindia















