Here's why you won't be able to buy medicines from online pharmacies
The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao while acting on a PIL filed by Delhi-based dermatologist Zaheer Ahmed
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered a ban on sale of online medicines by online pharmacists across the country, according to a report by The Times of India. The HC has asked the Centre and the AAP government to immediately implement the order. The order was passed by a bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao while acting on a PIL filed by Delhi-based dermatologist Zaheer Ahmed. He complained that several thousands of medicines were sold with regulation everyday which posed a huge risk to patients and doctors equally. He also pointed out in his PIL that online sale of medicines is not permitted under the
Drugs and Cosmetocs Act 1940 and Pharmacy Act, 1948. He also highlighted that even though the Drug Controller EGneral of India in 2015 had directed all state controllers to protect the interest of public health by curbing online sale, several thousands of medicines continued to be sold online, often without a prescription. This violate the citizen's Right to Life guranteed under Article 21 of the
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