Tatas line up $1.2 billion for e-commerce playTata Group is set to invest around $1.2 billion for its entry into digital commerce with majority stakes in e-grocer Bigbasket and e-pharma...
Next big digital revolution is taking place in pharmacy bizOne of the big stories of e-commerce for the next one or two years is going to be the transformation of the Rs 1.5-lakh crore pharmacy busi...
High sales, health focus make e-pharmacy hotE-pharmacy had over 3 million users before the pandemic struck in India, according to a white paper from industry body Ficci and market res...
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...
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...
With RIL eyeing Netmeds deal, ePharmacy in for consolidationReliance's yet-to-be announced acquisition of Netmeds for an estimated $120 million is a catalyst for other players such as PharmEasy and M...
Reliance plans to buy e-pharmacy NetmedsThe conversations between Reliance and Netmeds, which had also held talks with Walmart-owned Flipkart, had been going on before the coronav...
ePharma startups ‘sensitive’ to data Bill definitionFirms seek better definition of ‘sensitive’ health data and guidelines for anonymised data in the Personal Data Protection Bill. The clause...
Bombay HC strikes down plea against online drug salesThe petition had said certain categories of drugs (schedules H and X) cannot be sold without a prescription, that is, only through physical...
Where are the guidelines on e-pharma, Patna HC asks governmentGovernment yet to finalise amendments to Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
Addressable market for e-pharmacies in India to reach $18.1 bn by 2023: EYBesides, the increase in chronic diseases, rising per capita income and resultant healthcare spend will also aid to its growth.
Medlife acquires Myra to take ePharma service to 22 citiesBengaluru startup’s acquisition indicates early signs of consolidation in the sector
Madras High Court stays ban on online sale of medicineThe interim stay will be in place until the centre notifies statutory rules for online trade of medicines.
We’re just aggregators, e-pharmacies tell Madras High CourtThis comes after the Madras High Court, in a recent injunction, restrained unlicenced e-pharmacies from doing business.
E-Pharma companies want more clarity on data sharing, localisation draft rulesThe health ministry had on August 28 published the draft guidelines for e-pharma companies, giving stakeholders 45 days to make suggestions.
Drug eTailers face traditional pharma retailers’ wrath as policy evolvesFollowing the issuance of the draft guidelines by the government, stakeholders are expected to send their suggestions within a forty-five d...
How online pharmacies are now rushing to pace up growthThe government is at last ready to acknowledge the online pharmacy sector and, at least in principle, agreed to give a serious hearing to t...