The Hindu : Duty on drugs exempted

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National \| Previous \| Next Duty on drugs exempted By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, AUG. 7. The Centre has decided to exempt certain drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and the opportunistic infections associated with it from customs and excise duties with a view to make them more affordable. The anti-HIV drugs which have been exempted are: Nevirapine, Effavirenz, Stavudine, Indinavir, Abacavir, Didanorine, Zalcitabine, Lamivudine, Ritonavir, and Saquanavir. The drugs used for treating the opportunistic infections and which have been exempted from the duties are: Tretinarin, amphotericin B, anti-D-Immunoglobin, Gancyclovir, Alfa- Interferon, and Somatropin. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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National \| Previous \| Next Duty on drugs exempted By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, AUG. 7. The Centre has decided to exempt certain drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and the opportunistic infections associated with it from customs and excise duties with a view to make them more affordable. The anti-HIV drugs which have been exempted are: Nevirapine, Effavirenz, Stavudine, Indinavir, Abacavir, Didanorine, Zalcitabine, Lamivudine, Ritonavir, and Saquanavir. The drugs used for treating the opportunistic infections and which have been exempted from the duties are: Tretinarin, amphotericin B, anti-D-Immunoglobin, Gancyclovir, Alfa- Interferon, and Somatropin. Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
Section : National Previous : India's credit rating down Next : 'No legal bar on foreign investment in print media'
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