E Pharmacies

The Union Health Ministry is planning to regulate and take stringent action against e-pharmacies, including banning them completely, after concerns over data privacy, malpractices in the sector, and irrational sale of drugs, official sources said on Monday.

The Union Health Ministry is mulling regulations and stringent action against e-pharmacies, including banning them completely, following concerns over data privacy, malpractices in the sector, and irrational sale of drugs.

Amazon.com said on Friday it will launch an online pharmacy in India that will serve the city of Bengaluru, the latest move by the e-commerce giant to widen its reach in a key growth market.

Selling prescription drugs is a big business in the United States - retail pharmacy is a $400 billion industry according to an analysis.

The Union Health Ministry is planning to regulate and take stringent action against e-pharmacies, including banning them completely, after concerns over data privacy, malpractices in the sector, and irrational sale of drugs, official sources said on Monday.

The Union Health Ministry is mulling regulations and stringent action against e-pharmacies, including banning them completely, following concerns over data privacy, malpractices in the sector, and irrational sale of drugs.

Amazon.com said on Friday it will launch an online pharmacy in India that will serve the city of Bengaluru, the latest move by the e-commerce giant to widen its reach in a key growth market.

Selling prescription drugs is a big business in the United States - retail pharmacy is a $400 billion industry according to an analysis.