Latest News: TG SAFE drug wing raids medical shop in Sangareddy, seizes illegal tramadol worth Rs. 58,904FDA cancels wholesale drug sales license of Cipla Pharma & Life sciences LtdAt least five workers killed in boiler explosion at pharma unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri City SEZUnauthorised Pakistani cosmetics worth ₹7 lakh seized from Hyderabad’s Nampally and Habeeb Nagar storesFSSAI suspends licence of Delhi-based hospitality establishment for ‘serious non-compliance’Meet Samrat of Robotic Surgery, poised to bring Dawn of Cutting-edge Healthcare in BiharPushpanjali Medicon: ‘No Lunch Break’ Marathon of Medical Matters4yo snakebite victim given anti-rabies shot at Sambhal hosp; pharmacist removed from dutyDelhi High Court sets aside FSSAI order asking Red Bull India to drop ‘energy’ from its drinksHaryana to use Ayushman, Chirayu claim money for hospital staff incentives and upgrades: CMIndian speciality drugs get zero duty as US widens 100% tariff on patented medicinesLow-dose CT screening lowers lung cancer deaths by 16% in high-risk people: IARCKrsnaa Diagnostics board clears sale of diagnostic equipment worth up to Rs 120 croreSN Genelab buy gives Dr Lal PathLabs specialised genomics tests and a bigger western India baseMaharashtra pharmacy first CAP list opens 28,139 B.Pharm, Pharm.D admissions in 528 colleges: CET CellNMC releases PG medical seat matrix for 2026-27, warns colleges against admissions beyond intakeNEET-UG may move online as Education Ministry drafts national CBT infrastructure planSandur Manganese enters medical devices with wholly owned unit Royal Sandur MedTechRussian PCR equipment maker DNA Technology plans first overseas factory in Uttar PradeshDTAB recommends licence exemptions for home-use medical devices and first-aid kits: ReportMolbio Diagnostics shares rise 9% after Jefferies starts coverage with buy rating: reportSun Pharma plans Rs 10,000 crore rupee bond sale to refinance Organon bridge loan: sourcesIHH to raise Fortis Healthcare stake to 51% over three to five years: exchange filingMukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana to cover 65 lakh families in Punjab: Kuldeep DhaliwalPFRDA to launch NPS Swasthya with super top-up health insurance cover this weekInsurers must compete on price and product quality, not distributor payouts: Irdai chiefLupin gets tentative US FDA nod for apixaban oral suspension for patients who cannot swallow tabletsCentre can invoke Patents Act to make costly patented cancer drugs affordable: Kerala High CourtSun Pharma licenses cholesterol drug lerodalcibep from LIB Therapeutics for markets outside US, ChinaSafdarjung Hospital performs its first dual kidney transplant using organs from marginal donorHospital stocks slide up to 6% after Supreme Court flags drug mark-ups at corporate hospitalsMedanta buys Rs 166 crore land parcel in Ghaziabad to build 350-bed tertiary care hospitalU.S. says two Indian nationals indicted in counterfeit Ozempic smuggling schemeAsian Institute of Medical Sciences red flags threat of Drug- Resistant SuperbugsYashoda Medicity goes the Whole Nine Yards to tackle Cardiac EmergenciesHeart disease is no longer an age-defined illness: ExpertsKingpin of counterfeit pharma racket arrested at Bengaluru airport after Sharjah returnChild rights panel seeks report on measles deaths in Keralam’s MalappuramCancer, kidney, AIDS drugs sold at up to 70 times procurement cost: Karnataka Health MinisterCDSCO steps up scrutiny of pharma drugs containing narcotic substancesInquiry reveals ‘fake credentials, illegal diagnostic centres’ in Pilibhit; report sent to DMMedical devices PLI scheme drives local output of MRI, CT scanners, heart valves: CentreMPSC Drug Inspector paper leak: 4 more arrested, total arrests rise to 11Arogya Manthan 2026 to launch new digital health and health assurance initiativesBengaluru drug scam: Rs 12cr spurious Pfizer stock sold to hospitals since Feb 2025; kingpin among 8 heldBanned in India, sold in Maharashtra: Man held over fake Pakistani beauty creamGreen or red dot? Your soap, shampoo and toothpaste will now reveal if they’re veg or non-vegCounterfeit rabies vaccine worth ₹2 lakh seized in DelhiAIIA organises public awareness rally on 11th Ayurveda DayUKHSA and University of Oxford scientists uncover genetic changes in the bacteria causing severe Kent meningococcal disease outbreak‘Broad daylight dacoity’, says Supreme Court on overpricing of essential cancer drugsCDSCO finds one spurious drug sample in Delhi, 220 NSQs in Aug surveillanceFSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depotExcellence of Accredited Hospitals to be judged on how Friendly they are with PatientsWHO launches new primary health care course to strengthen health systems globallyAyurveda needs stronger evidence, safety monitoring for market adoption, says CCRASYashoda Medicity Successfully Performs High-Risk Kidney Transplant in 28-Year- Old WomanAvacta delivers two clinical stage peptide-drug conjugates to target delivery of toxic payloads into the tumour microenvironmentUS FDA approves first gene therapy for paediatric patients with Sanfilippo syndrome type ATechnology and accessibility are key to growth of advanced treatment of heart diseases, says expertPuresta launches EVERQ, AI-powered skin-health platformStem cell therapy for autism only in approved clinical trials: CentreUS FDA launches expedited IND Pilot, begins accepting applicationsPIL in SC seeks time-bound probe, stringent action against fake drug networksGhaziabad: Fake supplement racket busted, 5 held22 medical stores raided in Hisar, 7 stocked dual-use drugs without recordsFake drug racket: Bengaluru healthcare firm owner held, SIT probes supply to hospitals, clinicsMax Healthcare Foundation announces fourth edition of Max Medical Scholarship ProgrammeCDSCO warns against sales of unauthorised toxic cosmetics products from PakistanLarge stock of counterfeit medicines seized from private facility in BengaluruPunjab’s Drugs Challenge Shifts, Other States Blamed For Pharma SmugglingSpurious drug probe: SIT raids medical store in Bengaluru, detains proprietorUS FDA grants orphan drug designation for Lundbeck’s investigational anti-ACTH monoclonal antibody asedebart to treat endogenous Cushing’s syndromeFujifilm India installs Echelon Smart MRI at Jansons Health in ErodeRajasthan to prepare ‘Narcotics Control Vision 2026-29’ to curb drug abuse and traffickingBracco Imaging expands BubbleGen cell selection with CD3+ T Cell Isolation Kit5 medicine samples found substandard in Bhiwadi warehouse raid; probe launchedAiMeD welcomes govt’s offer supporting development of advanced testing infrastructureEluru police arrest five medical shop owners for illegal sale of Tramadol injectionsKAISHA Pharma establishes Kaisha Pharma International in ItalyApollo Navi Mumbai launches geriatric oncology clinicMaharashtra FDA cancels licences of 62 pharma units, 141 chemist shopsHimachal DCA honoured with ‘Regulatory Excellence Award’ at iPHEX 2026Baddi pharma firm loses licence after 1,200-kg tapentadol haulUS FDA takes steps to maintain newborn access to life-saving starter nutrition productsMankind Pharma launches campaign to inspire 1 crore Indians to pledge for organ donation4 arrested in Nashik for illegally procuring prescription drugs online & selling to gym-goersCCRAS committee reviews research programmes and future initiatives to strengthen Ayurveda researchMaharashtra FDA increases medicine and cosmetics testing, flags 108 samples as non-compliantAssam: Drug inspector couple dismissed from service over bribery, disproportionate assets casesHealth ministry strengthens allied and healthcare education and professional standardsSiddhanta Super Speciality Hospital’s registration, licence cancelled in Bhopal: CMHO inspection finds 19 serious lapses from emergency to ICU; dialysis rules violatedChemist selling narcotics held, medical store sealedSystech launches TraceIQ, an intelligent and easy-to-use platform to transform pharma traceability from compliance to operational intelligenceAmway India launches range of new products under Nutrilite AyurvedaYashoda Medicity’s Medical Tourism Footprint widens with Republic of Kazakhstan on BoardLiver enters FATal Straits in India, AIIMS Experts red flagSun Pharma among 9 pharmaceutical firms to lower drug prices for Americans, Trump saysFIR against 22 foreign medical graduates for uploading fake docus on Maharashtra Medical Council portal to obtain temporary registration without clearing screening testFUJIFILM India is zeroing in on Indian Gut with Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
October 5, 2026
Latest News: TG SAFE drug wing raids medical shop in Sangareddy, seizes illegal tramadol worth Rs. 58,904FDA cancels wholesale drug sales license of Cipla Pharma & Life sciences LtdAt least five workers killed in boiler explosion at pharma unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri City SEZUnauthorised Pakistani cosmetics worth ₹7 lakh seized from Hyderabad’s Nampally and Habeeb Nagar storesFSSAI suspends licence of Delhi-based hospitality establishment for ‘serious non-compliance’Meet Samrat of Robotic Surgery, poised to bring Dawn of Cutting-edge Healthcare in BiharPushpanjali Medicon: ‘No Lunch Break’ Marathon of Medical Matters4yo snakebite victim given anti-rabies shot at Sambhal hosp; pharmacist removed from dutyDelhi High Court sets aside FSSAI order asking Red Bull India to drop ‘energy’ from its drinksHaryana to use Ayushman, Chirayu claim money for hospital staff incentives and upgrades: CMIndian speciality drugs get zero duty as US widens 100% tariff on patented medicinesLow-dose CT screening lowers lung cancer deaths by 16% in high-risk people: IARCKrsnaa Diagnostics board clears sale of diagnostic equipment worth up to Rs 120 croreSN Genelab buy gives Dr Lal PathLabs specialised genomics tests and a bigger western India baseMaharashtra pharmacy first CAP list opens 28,139 B.Pharm, Pharm.D admissions in 528 colleges: CET CellNMC releases PG medical seat matrix for 2026-27, warns colleges against admissions beyond intakeNEET-UG may move online as Education Ministry drafts national CBT infrastructure planSandur Manganese enters medical devices with wholly owned unit Royal Sandur MedTechRussian PCR equipment maker DNA Technology plans first overseas factory in Uttar PradeshDTAB recommends licence exemptions for home-use medical devices and first-aid kits: ReportMolbio Diagnostics shares rise 9% after Jefferies starts coverage with buy rating: reportSun Pharma plans Rs 10,000 crore rupee bond sale to refinance Organon bridge loan: sourcesIHH to raise Fortis Healthcare stake to 51% over three to five years: exchange filingMukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana to cover 65 lakh families in Punjab: Kuldeep DhaliwalPFRDA to launch NPS Swasthya with super top-up health insurance cover this weekInsurers must compete on price and product quality, not distributor payouts: Irdai chiefLupin gets tentative US FDA nod for apixaban oral suspension for patients who cannot swallow tabletsCentre can invoke Patents Act to make costly patented cancer drugs affordable: Kerala High CourtSun Pharma licenses cholesterol drug lerodalcibep from LIB Therapeutics for markets outside US, ChinaSafdarjung Hospital performs its first dual kidney transplant using organs from marginal donorHospital stocks slide up to 6% after Supreme Court flags drug mark-ups at corporate hospitalsMedanta buys Rs 166 crore land parcel in Ghaziabad to build 350-bed tertiary care hospitalU.S. says two Indian nationals indicted in counterfeit Ozempic smuggling schemeAsian Institute of Medical Sciences red flags threat of Drug- Resistant SuperbugsYashoda Medicity goes the Whole Nine Yards to tackle Cardiac EmergenciesHeart disease is no longer an age-defined illness: ExpertsKingpin of counterfeit pharma racket arrested at Bengaluru airport after Sharjah returnChild rights panel seeks report on measles deaths in Keralam’s MalappuramCancer, kidney, AIDS drugs sold at up to 70 times procurement cost: Karnataka Health MinisterCDSCO steps up scrutiny of pharma drugs containing narcotic substancesInquiry reveals ‘fake credentials, illegal diagnostic centres’ in Pilibhit; report sent to DMMedical devices PLI scheme drives local output of MRI, CT scanners, heart valves: CentreMPSC Drug Inspector paper leak: 4 more arrested, total arrests rise to 11Arogya Manthan 2026 to launch new digital health and health assurance initiativesBengaluru drug scam: Rs 12cr spurious Pfizer stock sold to hospitals since Feb 2025; kingpin among 8 heldBanned in India, sold in Maharashtra: Man held over fake Pakistani beauty creamGreen or red dot? Your soap, shampoo and toothpaste will now reveal if they’re veg or non-vegCounterfeit rabies vaccine worth ₹2 lakh seized in DelhiAIIA organises public awareness rally on 11th Ayurveda DayUKHSA and University of Oxford scientists uncover genetic changes in the bacteria causing severe Kent meningococcal disease outbreak‘Broad daylight dacoity’, says Supreme Court on overpricing of essential cancer drugsCDSCO finds one spurious drug sample in Delhi, 220 NSQs in Aug surveillanceFSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depotExcellence of Accredited Hospitals to be judged on how Friendly they are with PatientsWHO launches new primary health care course to strengthen health systems globallyAyurveda needs stronger evidence, safety monitoring for market adoption, says CCRASYashoda Medicity Successfully Performs High-Risk Kidney Transplant in 28-Year- Old WomanAvacta delivers two clinical stage peptide-drug conjugates to target delivery of toxic payloads into the tumour microenvironmentUS FDA approves first gene therapy for paediatric patients with Sanfilippo syndrome type ATechnology and accessibility are key to growth of advanced treatment of heart diseases, says expertPuresta launches EVERQ, AI-powered skin-health platformStem cell therapy for autism only in approved clinical trials: CentreUS FDA launches expedited IND Pilot, begins accepting applicationsPIL in SC seeks time-bound probe, stringent action against fake drug networksGhaziabad: Fake supplement racket busted, 5 held22 medical stores raided in Hisar, 7 stocked dual-use drugs without recordsFake drug racket: Bengaluru healthcare firm owner held, SIT probes supply to hospitals, clinicsMax Healthcare Foundation announces fourth edition of Max Medical Scholarship ProgrammeCDSCO warns against sales of unauthorised toxic cosmetics products from PakistanLarge stock of counterfeit medicines seized from private facility in BengaluruPunjab’s Drugs Challenge Shifts, Other States Blamed For Pharma SmugglingSpurious drug probe: SIT raids medical store in Bengaluru, detains proprietorUS FDA grants orphan drug designation for Lundbeck’s investigational anti-ACTH monoclonal antibody asedebart to treat endogenous Cushing’s syndromeFujifilm India installs Echelon Smart MRI at Jansons Health in ErodeRajasthan to prepare ‘Narcotics Control Vision 2026-29’ to curb drug abuse and traffickingBracco Imaging expands BubbleGen cell selection with CD3+ T Cell Isolation Kit5 medicine samples found substandard in Bhiwadi warehouse raid; probe launchedAiMeD welcomes govt’s offer supporting development of advanced testing infrastructureEluru police arrest five medical shop owners for illegal sale of Tramadol injectionsKAISHA Pharma establishes Kaisha Pharma International in ItalyApollo Navi Mumbai launches geriatric oncology clinicMaharashtra FDA cancels licences of 62 pharma units, 141 chemist shopsHimachal DCA honoured with ‘Regulatory Excellence Award’ at iPHEX 2026Baddi pharma firm loses licence after 1,200-kg tapentadol haulUS FDA takes steps to maintain newborn access to life-saving starter nutrition productsMankind Pharma launches campaign to inspire 1 crore Indians to pledge for organ donation4 arrested in Nashik for illegally procuring prescription drugs online & selling to gym-goersCCRAS committee reviews research programmes and future initiatives to strengthen Ayurveda researchMaharashtra FDA increases medicine and cosmetics testing, flags 108 samples as non-compliantAssam: Drug inspector couple dismissed from service over bribery, disproportionate assets casesHealth ministry strengthens allied and healthcare education and professional standardsSiddhanta Super Speciality Hospital’s registration, licence cancelled in Bhopal: CMHO inspection finds 19 serious lapses from emergency to ICU; dialysis rules violatedChemist selling narcotics held, medical store sealedSystech launches TraceIQ, an intelligent and easy-to-use platform to transform pharma traceability from compliance to operational intelligenceAmway India launches range of new products under Nutrilite AyurvedaYashoda Medicity’s Medical Tourism Footprint widens with Republic of Kazakhstan on BoardLiver enters FATal Straits in India, AIIMS Experts red flagSun Pharma among 9 pharmaceutical firms to lower drug prices for Americans, Trump saysFIR against 22 foreign medical graduates for uploading fake docus on Maharashtra Medical Council portal to obtain temporary registration without clearing screening testFUJIFILM India is zeroing in on Indian Gut with Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
October 5, 2026

Govt Stand On E-Pharmacies In The Country

New Delhi : The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar replied to unstarred question No. 1529 of Smt. Shanta Chhetri on 14.3.2023 in the Rajya Sabha about laws governing e-pharmacies especially in relation to drug regulation and Government’s stand on the issue.

The Minister replied that Sale of drugs in the country is regulated under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 by the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) through a system of licensing and inspection. SLAs are legally empowered to take stringent action against violation of provisions of the Act and Rules.

No further clarification was given by the minister about the e-pharmacies operating in the country.

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