India's National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced major price cuts for certain cancer drugs, up to 86 percent in some cases. This is the latest in a series of government price cuts that has reduced the costs of around 1,450 drugs since late 2016. The 86 percent cut is to Iressa, used primarily to treat breast and lung cancer. Other drugs receiving price slashes include Doceaqualip (37 percent) and Levin (25 percent). NPPA chairman Bhupendra Singh said that they will continue to control the price of cancer drugs. "Apart from cancer, important medicines used in the treatment of diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government, thereby reducing the cost by an average of around 25 to 50 percent," he told the Mumbai Mirror. "It is a big relief for cancer patients," said a doctor with Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai. "Patients admitted in Tata get medicines for free or at a discounted rate, as we buy branded medicines in bulk at a 50