AIOCD said that the online medicine business poses a serious threat to public health, serving as a gateway for counterfeit medications in the country. "We ve provided a detailed memorandum outlining these concerns. Allowing it to continue could lead to the monopolisation by big corporations and chains. In the interest of public health and to protect the younger generation from drug abuse, the Government of India should ban E-Pharmacies nationwide," the letter said.
Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is mulling regulations on e-pharmacies, the health ministry is expected to discuss a new module of e-prescriptions in a meeting soon, Times Now sources said on Wednesday. Sources told us that Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting with e-Pharmacies to discuss concerns., Health News, Times Now
At a time when the Union Health Ministry is mulling regulations and stringent action against e-pharmacies, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting with representatives of e-pharmacies soon, said official sources on Wednesday.
E-pharmacies like Tata 1mg, Netmeds, MediBuddy, Practo, and Apollo may face complete ban over the online sale of drugs for alleged violation of norms. The Union Health Ministry is mulling regulations and stringent action against e-pharmacies following concerns over data privacy aaa