Thursday, 8 May, 2025

E-Pharmacies Unfazed by Government's Review of Doorstep Medicine Delivery Policy

India's Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has initiated a review of the 2020 notification that permitted doorstep delivery of medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing 1.24 million chemists, argues that the emergency conditions justifying the notification no longer exist and alleges misuse by digital platforms, including dispensing medicines without valid prescriptions.