Regulating E-Pharmacy Sales in India

Abstract

Frequent adverts in periodicals and digital platforms
encourage readers to acquire medications online by
submitting doctor's prescriptions. Although this
definitely reduces time and effort, most consumers
of these online pharmacies are likely to be
concerned about the authenticity, shelf life, and
origin of the drugs that are being given. Currently,
these internet-based pharmacies or e-pharmacy
platforms function as an online marketplace or as an
inventory model in accordance with the Information
Technology Act, 2000 and the e-commerce
regulations. This paper tries to analyse the present
laws regulating e-pharmacies in India and the
negatives of e-pharmacy in India