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Karnataka Demands Drug Price Markup Crackdown From Centre

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Karnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader wrote to Union Health Minister demanding action on drug price markups.
Karnataka inspectors examined 768 consumables and 189 high-cost drugs on Sep 25-26 2026.
Gufipol cost INR80 but billed INR4,528 (5,165 % increase); markups ranged 10-52× across 253 drugs.
Karnataka asked the Centre to display landing-cost and MRP on patient bills.
State also sought changes to the 2013 Drugs Prices Control Order and a broader essential medicines list.

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Karnataka Health Minister U.T. Khader wrote to Union Health Minister demanding action on drug price markups.
Karnataka inspectors examined 768 consumables and 189 high-cost drugs on Sep 25-26 2026.
Gufipol cost INR80 but billed INR4,528 (5,165 % increase); markups ranged 10-52× across 253 drugs.
Karnataka asked the Centre to display landing-cost and MRP on patient bills.
State also sought changes to the 2013 Drugs Prices Control Order and a broader essential medicines list.