Online Medicine: The Center has urged the Delhi High Court to give some time to formulate a policy on online sale of medicines on the grounds that the issue is complex and any amendment in the manner of sale of medicines will have far-reaching consequences. The High Court has given four months time to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as the last opportunity to prepare a policy.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan Singh and Justice Manmeet PS Arora made it clear that if the draft policy is not ready before the next date of hearing, the court will have no other option but to take the matter forward, PTI reported. will be.
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The high court was hearing several petitions challenging the draft rules published by the ministry to ban illegal sale of medicines online and to further amend the drugs and cosmetics rules. The High Court has fixed July 8 for the next hearing of the case. The High Court had earlier asked the Center to file a status report on the petitions.
There is no law yet regarding e-pharmacy in India. Drugs and Cosmetics Act-1940, Drugs and Cosmetics Rules 1945 and Pharmacy Act 1948 regulate Indian drug laws. These laws have been in place for a long time, so they do not apply to the online sale of medicines. To ensure the safety of patients in the absence of any law in force, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) came up with a self-regulation code of conduct for the e-pharmacy sector. According to this, online sale of drugs falling under Schedule X and which are addictive was banned.