Amazon Pharmacy automates discounts to help insulin patients get pledged pricesWith the new program, patients using Amazon Pharmacy will no longer have to search for and manually enter coupons from the three largest in...
15 Aug, 2023, 04.52 PM IST
How online pharmacies have landed in a regulatory limboThe lack of regulatory clarity is imperiling India’s online pharmacy sector. While the digital business has grown rapidly in the past few y...
29 May, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
E-pharma companies talk rules with officials at G20 Goa meetPlatforms to submit formal presentation via industry associations before potential regulation.
21 Apr, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Amazon deepens healthcare push with $5 monthly subscription for US Prime membersThe programme, named RxPass, includes more than 50 medications addressing over 80 chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, anxiety, ...
24 Jan, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
2020 Year in Review | How Covid-19 is reshaping online pharmacy in IndiaIndia’s online pharmacy sector, dominated by Pharmeasy, 1mg and Netmeds, was among the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic-induced lockdo...
29 Dec, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Amazon eyes a big pharmacy bet to take on Reliance, Tata GroupA potential investment in Apollo could provide Amazon access to 3,700 outlets whereby it can pick products directly from retail stores and ...
09 Dec, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
The pandemic pushed everything online, pharmacies are now set to make the most of itAny doubt that e-pharmacies would not be sustainable is now gone, industry analysts and executives told ET, because sales through online ph...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.34 AM IST
Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industryThe company opened an online pharmacy Tuesday, giving Amazon shoppers the chance to buy their medication and order refills on their phones ...
18 Nov, 2020, 12.17 PM IST
Tatas in talks to pick up majority stake in e-pharmacy firm 1mgIf the transaction goes through, it could significantly alter the face of India’s fledgling e-pharmacy sector, with two of the country’s bi...
06 Nov, 2020, 06.48 AM IST
Chemist body AIOCD writes to Jeff Bezos, says e-pharmacies are 'illegal'The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), which claims to represent 8.5 lakh chemists, on August 14 wrote to Bezos and ...
20 Aug, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
Big boys of India's pharmaceutical industry may reshape Indian e-pharmaIndia's $20-billion pharmaceutical industry is set for a shakeup as giants Reliance Retail and Amazon chart plans to enter the e-pharmacy s...
20 Aug, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
After Amazon, Flipkart in talks for e-pharmacy businessBoth Amazon and Flipkart's interest in medicine delivery comes at a time when the industry is seeing consolidation with Reliance Industries...
18 Aug, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
Medical stores industry body calls Amazon’s entry to e-pharmacy “illegal”“E-pharmacies are illegal and not recognised by the laws under the Drug & Cosmetics Act. The rules also say sale of certain drugs need to b...
17 Aug, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
Now, Amazon will deliver medicines to youThe move comes amid increasing competition in India with rivals Walmart-owned Flipkart, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's upstart online grocery ...
14 Aug, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
E-commerce players brace for big battle over online pharmaFlipkart, Amazon, BigBasket and Swiggy are all in exploratory talks to acquire, partner or invest in online pharma players.
20 Jul, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
Desi pharma companies need not fear Amazon in USThe official further added that pressure on domestic generics should not increase any further than it already has after increased channel c...
05 Jul, 2017, 08.21 AM IST
- Maharashtra FDA chief Harshadeep Kamble to head top panel on online pharmacies
The sub-committee, which is expected to come up with a set of norms shortly, was formed by Drugs Controller General of India to assess feas...
28 Jul, 2015, 10.27 PM IST