Walmart’s beauty push gets personal with in-store consultationsWalmart is bringing trained beauty experts to its stores. These specialists will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This initia...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Goldman Sachs likely to invest Rs 2,700 crore in PharmEasy parentThe money will predominantly be used to refinance the debt the company had taken to fund its acquisition of diagnostics chain Thyrocare las...
18 May, 2022, 09.16 AM IST
PharmEasy to acquire 66% stake in Thyrocare for over Rs 4,500 crorePharmEasy is acquiring a majority stake in diagnostics chain Thyrocare Technologies, in what the online pharmacy claimed was the first ever...
26 Jun, 2021, 01.40 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
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
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
E-pharmacies seek more clarity from Madras High Court on sales stayThe Tamil Nadu Chemists and Druggists Association had earlier filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court to block websites from India w...
02 Nov, 2018, 07.04 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
Government may regulate e-Pharmacies soonThe sub-committee has defined terms related to online medicine retail, including e-prescriptions, online pharmacies, over-the-counter (OTC)...
25 Jul, 2016, 11.30 PM IST
IIPA seeks level playing field for e-pharmacy spaceExpressing full faith in the government, Tandon said "local level harassment of e-pharmacy players should cease".
19 Jun, 2016, 02.01 PM IST
Online pharmacy marketplace Netmeds.com secures Rs 324 crore in fundingNetmeds.com has secured Rs 324 crore ($50 million) in funding from a clutch of investors led by healthcare-focused investment firm OrbiMed.
27 Oct, 2015, 05.18 PM IST
E-pharmacies may cause public health hazard, says chemists bodyA body of chemists today warned that e-pharmacies may cause hazard to public health as medicines can't be compared with any other common co...
24 Jun, 2015, 10.20 PM IST
How e-pharmacy can empower consumersThere is lack of clear-cut guidelines around e-pharmacy which would help the public to differentiate between a genuine organized player and...
25 May, 2015, 08.02 PM IST