How Patients Gain
For families struggling with treatment bills, this comes across as a huge relief. Previously, a drug with a base price of Rs 1 lakh would cost Rs 1.12 lakh after addition of GST. Now, the same drug would be available for Rs 1 lakh after the exemption. For a patient on repeated cycles of such medicines, the savings can be a lot. Even routine prescriptions, which will now attract only five per cent GST, will mean more saving for the buyer or patient.