New Delhi, June 10 -- The Government of India on Wednesday approved the increase in price of the disappear cancer drugs, which are platinum-based. The decision has been taken after the unavailability of crucial cancer drugs and medical experts' concerns for the cancer patients.

The chemotherapy drugs like Cisplatin and Carboplatin have become a threat to cancer care treatment.

According to sources, the government has given a go-ahead to Cisplatin and Carboplatin, the two anti-tetanus injections, after seeing the price rise of platinum leading companies going into losses and stopping the manufacturing or stocking of the drugs.

The government has been considering the increase in price of 82 other medicines.

"NPPA has sought its opinion ...