Monday, May 28, 2012

Cipla medicine rate cut


Cipla 's shocking 75% price cut of three cancer drugs on Thursday is unlikely to have a major impact on the pharma major's earnings, analysts say.
Cipla cut price of its kidney cancer drug Sorafenib, which is sold under brand name Nexavar by multi-national Bayer to Rs 6,840 for a month's supply, from around Rs 28,000 earlier. Its lung cancer drug Gestinib, which is sold under brand name Iressa by AstraZeneca will cost Rs 4,250, versus Rs 10,200 earlier, and price of Temozolamide used to treat brain tumour, has been reduced by Rs 15,000 to Rs 5,000.

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