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Latest News: Mirror exposé triggers plasma transfer overhaulMinister JP Nadda launches drug registry to standardise medicine-related informationPharmexcil urges companies to adopt NCB voluntary code to prevent chemical diversion into illegal drug productionGovt review finds no common thread in post-delivery deathsGurgaon call centre busted for cheating people with fake weight-loss products, 3 women heldMadhya Pradesh toddler loses vision after doctor administers drops, probe underwayCDSCO Mandates SUGAM Portal for Post-Approval Changes (PAC) to Vaccine and Anti-Sera Import LicencesWHO seeks details from India over oxytocin-linked deaths; licences of manufacturer cancelledDDA seizes suspected counterfeit asthma medicine in nationwide crackdownHP HC quashes CDSCO complaints against pharma firms over jurisdictional and procedural lapsesEli Lilly launches cancer drug Tanstrive in IndiaSir Ganga Ram Hospital excels in Medical Research among Private HospitalsCentre eases BIS quality compliance with new risk-based framework for manufacturersSS Innovations International aces Race beating Global Giants in Surgical Robotics‘SHE’ comes all the Way from Calcutta to Delhi to Care for Women’s FertilityIndia curbs supply of IVF consumables to unregistered clinicsMaha FDA seizes counterfeit skincare products; FIR registeredRMSCL MD Inspects Rajasthan Sampark Portal; Directs Prompt Resolution of Medicine-Related Grievances4 arrested in blood plasma adulteration racket159 drug samples fail CDSCO quality test in May, 1 flagged spuriousKerala HC upholds DC’s move against vague discount boards; dismisses chemists’ petitionsStakeholders push for stronger supply chain compliance through GSDP trainingIndia’s Battle Against Addiction: From Liquor Ban To ‘Dry Drugs’, Bihar’s Youth Trapped In A Growing Narcotics CrisisOvarian Reserve is ‘Jumping Age’ in Indian Women, SHE Delhi red flags8 Women Develop Complications Post C-Section, 2 CriticalKota District In-Charge Secretary Directs Implementation of Risk Management Framework in Hospitals; Emphasis on SOPs and Infection ControlProbe report into maternal deaths sparks Kota rowCentre bans 16 Fixed-Dose Combination drugs over safety concernsMaha FDA seizes medicines worth Rs 9.09 lakh from Mumbai children’s hospital over alleged illegal saleCDSCO constitutes consultancy committee for advice on suo motu disclosureTelangana DCA busts illegal API stock, seizes drugs worth Rs 34LZenré Wellness, a New Genre of Mental Care, unveils in DelhiRaids On Many Hospitals Across Kerala In Organ Trafficking ProbeOver-the-counter sale of cough syrup barredFDA seals Bhiwandi-based cosmetic factory for misleading claims, fake addressYashoda Medicity’s AI-enabled E- ICU poised to make Quality Critical Care UniversalLicences no shield in NDPS cases: HC refuses bail in 1.37 crore tablets seizureNo cough syrups without a doctor’s prescription – New rules announcedCSIR-IIIM launches two-month certificate course On cGMP-compliant herbal drug manufacturingTwo nurses at AIIMS Bhopal booked for giving wrong injection to child cancer patient that caused his deathTelangana DCA unearths Rs 70.56-lakh excipient label-tampering scam‘Did patients come dancing?’ – Rajasthan minister’s remarks about kidney failure case spark rowPrice cap on 2 key cancer drugs increased by 50%Hospitals can’t force patients to buy medicines from their pharmacies: Maha FDAIIT Bhubaneswar researchers develop portable device for accurate arsenic detectionBribe of Rs 3 crore: Delhi Police inspector held, senior public servant under CBI scannerNo raids till further orders: Maharashtra tells Bombay HC in Patanjali labelling caseCrackdown on Illegal Sale of Mephentermine Sulphate Injections in Warangal GymsAjanta Pharma Promoter Sell 3% Stake Worth ₹1,024 Crore; Shares Trade HigherFDA cracks down on illegal drug trade, stock worth about ₹25 lakh seized from Pune and KolhapurICMR-NIN study links micronutrient deficiencies to higher dementia riskPvt nursing home sealed in Chatra after woman, unborn baby die30 docs from 9 states guilty of taking pharma company junket, no action yet by 6 state medical councilsScheme to build bulk drugs’ R&D, capacity in works, says Pharma secyDrug companies directed to step up vigil on adverse reactionsMaharashtra FDA seizes medical devices, gloves worth ₹2.17 cr in crackdown on irregularitiesAI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trialKGMU prof suspended for forcing patients to buy meds from pvt storeWorld Record in Robotic Tele-Surgery takes Intercontinental Leap of 20,000 KmCDSCO receives 1,387 adverse drug reaction reports in nine months of 2025NGT issues notice to Himachal pharma unit over pollution, water diversion allegationsZydus Semaglutide approval: Delhi HC directs CDSCO to decide on patient safety concernsDGFT Fixes Six New Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) for Pharmaceutical and Chemical ExportsNurse, another arrested in ASHA worker’s death at illegal hospital; 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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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