Chemists’ strike: CDSCO moves to prevent shortagesThe CDSCO has advised state drug controllers to prevent drug scarcity during the AIOCD's proposed e-pharmacy strike on May 20. Measures inc...
20 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Online medicine sale fight: 20,000 chemists in Karnataka to halt work May 20Over 20,000 chemists in Karnataka will shut down their stores on May 20. This is part of a nationwide protest against online pharmacies. Th...
19 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Pharmacy associations to skip strike, major medicine disruption unlikelyIndia's drug regulator is actively reviewing concerns from retail chemists about e-pharmacies. The All India Organisation of Chemists and D...
18 May, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
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14 May, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Chemists’ apex body against RailTel’s plan to get bids from e-pharmaIn a letter to the Union minister for Railways, AIOCD President JS Shinde said that e-pharmacies are operating illegally in the country. "T...
08 Jan, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
Madras HC delivers shot in the arm for online pharmaciesIn a shot in the arm for epharmacies, the Madras High Court overturned a previous ruling by a single-judge bench restricting online platfor...
27 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM 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
Pharmeasy eyes IPO at $3 billion valuation, buys rival MedlifePharmeasy acquired smaller rival Medlife, in the largest consolidation deal in India's fast-growing online pharmacy sector
27 May, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
Online pharmacy firms see massive order surge in second waveHigh caseloads in cities coupled with regional lockdowns, especially in large metros, has pushed consumers to order online than visit offli...
05 May, 2021, 01.35 AM 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
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
Pharmacy jobs get a booster shot during pandemicThe growth in online ordering and home delivery of medicines is set to lead to large-scale creation of jobs in pharmacies and e-pharmacies.
20 Oct, 2020, 11.10 AM IST
E-commerce needs clarity on sale of prescription medicinesIts mandatory for e-pharmacies to register with Central Licencing Authority and they are restricted from selling narcotics, tranquilisers a...
28 Jan, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
Restrictive Delhi HC order pushes India's online pharmacies on the backfootInvestors have continued to pour in significant amounts of capital in the burgeoning space, but the latest court decision is likely to affe...
14 Dec, 2018, 08.18 AM IST
Online pharma draft triggers over-regulation worriesThe gazette notification states that all e-pharmacies have to register with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, the apex drug ...
12 Sep, 2018, 07.51 AM IST
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...
15 Sep, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
The government has been very supportive on e-Pharmacies: Prashant TandonHarmonise all major applicable laws and Acts—definition of marketplaces as per DIPP, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and the IT Act, Tandon sa...
15 Sep, 2017, 12.52 AM IST