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Shift in consumer behaviour will change the game for the industry
Patients are also adapting to the use of digital health platforms, from online consultations to e-pharmacies
3 min read14 Aug 2020E-pharmacies in for more pain, but cure in sight
Offline pharmacists have suffered due to the emergence of online sellersThe sector has attracted a lot of investor interest in a short span of time
2 min read4 Dec 2019Blow to e-pharmacies as Centre orders a halt to sales
A Delhi high court order said online sales of medicines were in violation of the Drugs and Cosmetics ActE-pharmacies have always claimed that their business model is well covered by the Information Technology Act, 2000 under the concept of intermediaries
2 min read4 Dec 2019Ola in talks to invest in Myra Medicines, may even buy it
Driven by their common investor Matrix Partners, the Ola-Myra deal is expected to close by the end of this month
2 min read9 Jan 2019E-pharmacies may be regulated by Dec
Draft rules allow online sale of all medicines except schedule X drugs such as tranquillizers and narcotics.
2 min read22 Nov 2018News in Numbers | 9 lakh chemists down shutters to protest govt measures
In other news, British Airways will have to pay $68 million as compensation to customers after it cancelled 800 flights at Gatwick and Heathrow airports
2 min read30 May 2017Chemists’ lobby seeks ban on online drug sales, opposes planned govt portal
The AIOCD, which says it represents over 8 lakh chemists, has cautioned the government that the online sale of medicines will prove hazardous to public health
1 min read3 May 2017Draft national policy for treatment of rare diseases under discussion, says govt
J P Nadda says the National Health Systems Resource Centre under the health ministry has prepared a draft national policy for treatment of rare diseases in India
1 min read11 Apr 2017Govt plans to set up e-platform to regulate sale of drugs
The proposed e-platform to regulate sale of drugs is being pitched as an attempt to plug gaps in the distribution system
2 min read17 Mar 2017Drug regulator warns e-pharmacies against violating rules
DCGI directs states to take action against online pharmacies if they are in breach of regulations such as selling drugs without a doctor's prescription
1 min read5 Jan 2016Popular Topics
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