Getting patented meds on NLEM list an uphill battle says committee member

As many as 34 new drugs were added and 26 dropped from an updated list of essential medicines.For the first time patented drugs like anti-TB drugs Bedaquiline and Delamanid, anti-HIV Dolutegravir and anti-hepatitis C Daclatasvir are also a part of the NLEM 2022 and their prices are set to get cheaper. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the revised NLEM on Tuesday.

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