{"id":39078,"date":"2018-12-18T18:08:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=39078"},"modified":"2018-12-18T18:08:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:38:06","slug":"madras-hc-bans-online-sale-of-medicines-directs-centre-to-notify-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/madras-hc-bans-online-sale-of-medicines-directs-centre-to-notify-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Madras HC bans online sale of medicines, directs Centre to notify rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/madras-hc-bans-online-sales-of-medicines-directs-centre-to-notify-rules\/article25762192.ece\"><strong>Madras HC bans online sale of medicines, directs Centre to notify rules<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The Madras High Court put ban on online sales and directed the Central government to notify the statutory rules related to online sale of drugs and medicines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online sale of drugs listed in Schedule H, H1 and X of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 were rampant in the country without the prescription of medical practitioners.<\/li>\n<li>The Drugs and Cosmetics Act was enacted during the colonial era. Though several amendments had been made to the law over the years, <strong>no provision had been introduced in it permitting online sale of drugs and medicines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>As per the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules of 1945, it is not permitted to ship, mail or provide door delivery of the prescribed medicines yet<\/strong>, drugs of scheduled and non scheduled category are available online across the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Issues with unregulated online sale of drugs and medicine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online illegal sale of medicines would lead to a drug epidemic, drug abuse and mis-utilisation of habit forming and addictive drugs<\/li>\n<li>Online sale of medicines is in contravention of the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the other allied laws<\/li>\n<li>Drugs\/ medicines contain narcotic and psychotropic and some can cause antibiotic resistant-bacteria which is a threat not only to the patient but to the humanity at large.<\/li>\n<li>E-commerce websites are involved into selling fake products. Unlike consumer items, drugs are extremely potent substances and consuming wrong dose or fake medicine can have fatal consequences on the patient<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules of 2018 for permitting sale of drugs through e-pharmacies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Important Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The draft rules on &#8220;sale of drugs by e-pharmacy&#8221; state that no person will distribute or sell, stock, exhibit or offer for sale of drugs through e-pharmacy portal unless registered with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).<\/li>\n<li>Only one license is required to operate e-pharmacies in any state.<\/li>\n<li>Any person who intends to conduct business of e-pharmacy shall apply for the grant of registration to the Central Licensing Authority in Form 18AA through the online portal<\/li>\n<li>E-pharmacy registration holder will have to comply with provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000<\/li>\n<li>The details of patient shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person other than the central government or the state government concerned.<\/li>\n<li>It would be binding on the e-pharmacies to deliver the drugs in the specific time that will be told to the patient during the time of purchase while the e-portals are mandatorily required to have 24\/7 call centers.<\/li>\n<li>No e-pharmacy shall advertise any drug on radio or television or internet or print or any other media for any purpose<\/li>\n<li>Sale of tranquillizers, psychotropic drugs, narcotics and habit forming drugs have been prohibited through these portals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will ensure accessibility and availability of drugs to the people across India.<\/li>\n<li>After the rules are finalized, people will be able to get genuine drugs through these online pharmacies.<\/li>\n<li>These pharmacies will be purchasing directly from the drug manufacturer so they will also be able to give 20-30 per cent discounts, thus benefiting the patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras HC bans online sale of medicines, directs Centre to notify rules News: The Madras High Court put ban on online sales and directed the Central government to notify the statutory rules related to online sale of drugs and medicines. 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