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Flags Similarity With Novo Nordisk’s OzempicNPPA allows 0.64% hike in MRP of essential drugs in line with WPI riseGovt Outlines AYUSH Heavy Metal Monitoring Steps In Rajya SabhaRegulation Of Hair Transplant And Cosmetic Clinics Under The Purview Of States, No Plans To Create A Central Database Or Registry: Govt In RS24-year-old woman dies during surgery; Five UP doctors booked for negligenceExtortion, Fake Medicines: The Fall Of Surat’s Yoga GuruTaisho-controlled pharma giant DHG posts 9.4% net profit surge in 2025Ship of Domestic Medical Device Industry flounders, thanks to Israel-Iran WarDCGI Cracks Down On 90 Unapproved Fixed-Dose Combinations: Cough Syrups, Vitamins, Diabetes Drugs Among Those Flagged For Sale Without Central ApprovalIndia’s drug body flags 90 unapproved FDC medicines, states told to take actionIndia advancing as a global hub of affordable, quality healthcare solutions: Dr Jitendra SinghUnapproved drops for dry eyes pose risks: GovtSemaglutide Patent Expires: Will Diabetes, Weight-Loss Treatment Become More Accessible For Patients?Inaugural Conference of ‘Critical Nephrology Society of India’ (CNSI) puts Best Foot ForwardGovt highlights multi-layer framework to curb misleading advertisementsMajor breakhthrough: Sonbhadra cops nab codeine syrup racket handler in BengalStudy finds rising resistance to a last-resort antibiotic in AfricaPatna: Over 20,000 Banned Injections Seized in Ramkrishna Nagar Area, One ArrestedPharma Company Bus Overturns in Miyapur, 10 Employees Injured, Probe UnderwayIndia regulator asks states to implement uniform drug licensing norms to end quality gapsSale of fake obesity drugs driven by high prices, weight-loss desire prompts health concernCDSCO Has Approved 3 Drugs For Weight Management: Govt To Rajya SabhaNo spurious drugs were detected in the state during the 2024–25 financial year and so far in 2025–26: CM Manik Saha in AssemblyChirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulationsPeanut Stuck in the Airway of a Child ended up as EmergencyRaj HC quashes license cancellation of medical agency for RGHS irregularitiesAakash Healthcare registers 72 % Rise in Vaccination Volumes Post- CovidOfficials’ Apathy Allows Quackery To Flourish: Delhi’s ‘Salman Bhai’ Runs Paid ‘Herbal Cure’ Camp For Incurable Alopecia In MughalsaraiDepartment Of Commerce Organizes Chintan Shivir To Strengthen India’s Medical Devices Export EcosystemDomestic MedTech gets shot in the arm with First Fund launchedMinor Girl Hospitalised After Allegedly Consuming Cough Syrup In RaebareliSupreme Court declines plea to make nucleic acid tests compulsory at blood banksJaipur: Fraudster Arun Kumar Arrested for Extorting Medical Store Owners by Posing as Drug InspectorIndia’s Medical Devices Sector Logs 4,108 Licensed Manufacturers and ₹20,658 Crore FDI Inflows Since 2018Abbott introduces its most advanced drug eluting stent XIENCE Skypoint™ in IndiaTop 30 pharma companies post 12% revenue growth in first nine monthsIndia Cracks Down On Ads For Weight-Loss Drugs Like GLP-1 In New AdvisoryLudhiana police seize 56 kg ganja; courier warehouse under scannerAsterDMHealthcare-QCIL Merger mirrors Overwhelming Trust in LeadershipDCGI asks drugmakers to stop GLP-1 obesity awareness ad campaignsBeware- Glaucoma might steal Your Eyesight Unawares!Telangana DCA launches SMS alert system to notify NSQ drugsCentre of Excellence in Nutraceuticals inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of KeralaATS Busts Drug Export Racket: 22 Kg Etomidate Seized, Two Arrested Including NikunjIran War Pushes Up Prices Of Raw Material In Pharma Industries: Will Vitamins, Antibiotics Be Costlier?Maharashtra, Gujarat & Uttarakhand lead in action against misleading adsSakeena Itoo reviews performance, functioning of JKMSCLDr Arun Prasad gets Recognition in London for Global ImpactKarnataka State Information Commission slaps ₹1 lakh penalty on BDA official for failing to provide informationNSQ reporting nearly doubles in 2025, buoyed by greater state participationTwo Gyms In Firozabad Raided, Seize 20 Mephentermine Injections Amid Health ConcernsDelhi Drugs Control Department Seizes Insulin Stock Worth Rs 20.06 LakhKerala Health Department Has Launched The MeHEALTH AppWar Could Affect Up To ₹5,000 Crore Of Pharma Exports And Disrupt Supply ChainsIndian National Sentenced In Counterfeit Cancer Drug Trafficking CaseIndian National Sentenced In Counterfeit Cancer Drug Trafficking CaseMedical Negligence and Quackery Rampant: 9-Year-Old Dies from Wrong Injection, Pregnant Woman Succumbs to Quack Treatment, Raids Uncover Illegal Practices Across MP, Haryana, UP & ChhattisgarhDrug Diversion Epidemic Sweeps India: Absence of Track-and-Trace System, overly Codeine Allotments, and Regulatory Apathy Fuel Misuse of Narcotic Syrups and TabletsMulti-State Supply Chain of Fake RituxiRel and Alburel Injections Exposed Amid Health RisksTN, Karnataka, Rajasthan declare highest number of NSQs in JanuaryCentre reorganises CDSCO Zone Baddi amid Drug Quality ConcernsCDSCO modifies norms for testing permissions to speed up drug approvalsBritish men jailed for smuggling cocaine into BaliAndhra milk adulteration: Four dead, seven in critical conditionAllahabad HC rejects bail pleas of two accused in Phensedyl syrup caseIndore Lab Under Scrutiny: Suspected of Issuing Manipulated Drug Reports Without Proper Testing,pious labsOffences Under Chapter IV Of Drugs And Cosmetics Act Triable Only By Sessions Court, Not Magistrate: Supreme CourtDrug Inspector, Aide Caught By ACB Taking ₹20,000 BribeAyush Ministry Busts Illegal Ayurvedic Drug Factory in Dehradun: Over Rs 1 Crore Cash, Fake Medicines Seized in Major RaidMaha govt seeks ₹26.5 crore for state-wide drug tracking system amid spurious medicine crackdownPunjab and Haryana HC refuses bail to pharma owner in Rs 600 crore drugs diversion caseGalgotia Outrage in AI Expo evokes SOS from Domestic MedTech IndustryKanpur police busts fake degree racket spread across 9 statesIron-folic acid batch fails test after 5 Nurpur students fall illNHRC Directs Centre, ICMR To File Report on Improper Drug Trials in HyderabadMAHA MedTech Mission aims to position India as global exporter of medical technologiesInnovation & Biomedical Skill Centre (IBSC) is transforming Biomedical & Medical Device Workforce ScenarioKnee TB may lead to Immobility as Leg turns a RodCSIR-CCMB Hyderabad developed DNA barcoding technology
April 7, 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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