After the 56th meeting of the GST Council, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman held a press conference on Wednesday. In which he has announced zero to reduce GST by 12% on 33 life -saving drugs, which are greatly waiting for patients. These drugs include cancer and drugs for serious illnesses. Apart from this, three other life -saving drugs have zeroed the GST by 5 percent. At the same time, GST on other drugs has been reduced from 12 percent to 5 percent. Let us know how much you will save after this reduction.
Relief found on each of these drugs
The GST Council has zeroed GST 12 on 33 drugs. These drugs are mainly used in the treatment of cancer, rare genetic disorders, autoimmune disease and other serious illnesses. In which Agalsidase Beta, Imiglucerase, Eptacog Alfa Activated Recombinant Coagulation Factor VIIA, Onasemnogene Abeparvovec, AsCiminib, Mepolizumab, Pegylated Liposomal Irinotecan, Daratumab, Daratumumab Subcutaneous, Teclistamab, Amivantamab, Alectinib, Risdiplam, Obinutuzumab, Polatuzumab Vedotin, Entryzolimab, Velaglimab, Velaglucerase Alpha, Agalsidase Alfa, Ruroccog Pegol, idursulphatase, alglucosidase alfa, larnidase, olipudase alfa, tepotinib, avelumab, emicizumab, belumosudil, miglustat, velmanase alfa, alirocumab, evolocumab, cystamine bit CI-inhibitor injection and inclisiran. There are many drugs like.
Which cancer drugs are cheaper
On the other hand, for Daratumumab multiple myeloma, Alexinib lung cancer, obinutuzumab blood cancer, polatuzumab vedotin lymphoma, entrectinib solid tumor, atezolizumab lung and blood cancer, Tepotinib lame cancer and avelumab cancer also reduced to GST. Is Apart from this, rare illnesses such as Velaglucerase Alpha) pasture desis, alglucosidase alfa pomp disease We have also zeroed GST on Hemophilia Emicizumab.
How cheap will it be?
The GST reduction will have a direct impact on patients’ cheeking bills. How much will you save if you calculate on a market price of some presidential cancer drugs ….
Daratumumab- For Cancer in Multiple Myo
This comes in an injection form. Its church dose prize is two lakh rupees. The first was a tax of 24 thousand in terms of 12 percent GST. That is, the drug was falling for 2 lakh 24 thousand.
For Alexinib-Lung Cancer
The capsule form contains 60 capsules in this mantle pack. Whose base price is Rs 1.50 lakh. 12 per cent GST would be Rs 1.68 lakh together, so it will now be saved.
For osimertinib -lang cancer
There were 30 tablets in this 80mg tablet. Earlier, it cost around Rs 1.51 lakh along with 12 per cent GST. Now it will save 16,200 directly.
That is, if a patient depends on any of these drugs, Manthali is expected to save up to 15 to 50 thousand in his bill.