Advantages and disadvantages of online pharmacy in india

General introduction about the present scenario with advantages and disadvantages of online pharmacy in India.

1. Presented by: Mr. Akhil S. Raut M- Pharm (Q A Dept.) ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ONLINE PHARMACY IN INDIA

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3. E-commerce or electronic commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services or the transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic network primarily the internet .

4. What are the types of pharmacy? These are direct selling of drug from the store to consumer These are online store where drug are sale on e-mail or online order

5. What is online pharmacy? It is a pharmacy  that operate over the internet  and sends the orders to customers through the mail or shipping companies .

6. Why online pharmacy? Easy to access Open 24x7 Wide range of products are available Affordable price Time & money saving Return policy Delivery to every part of India

7. Consumer issue during online purchasing

8. Laws for pharmacy in India Drugs and cosmetic act 1940 Drugs and cosmetic rule 1945 Pharmacy act 1948 Indian medical act 1956 Information technology act 2000 Pharmacy practice regulation 2015 Narcotic drug and psychotropic substance act 1985 Drugs and magic remedies act 1954

9. Online pharmacy is an emerging business in India

10. Measures to avoid misuse of online pharmacy Patients should stop the nonmedical use of prescription drugs like stimulants, sedatives or opiod pain relievers. Never using another person’s prescription, and never giving their prescription medications to others. storing prescription stimulants, sedatives, and opioids safely. Schedule H and schedule X drugs cannot be sold without prescription According to the report of high level government committee since doctor’s prescription is mandatory for purchasing drugs, online pharmacies will need to mandatorily display the portal link on their homepage for authencity verification by patients or customers and the prescriptions should be digitally signed by the physicians.

11. Conclusions Though e-pharmacy is more liable than local pharmacy especially in remote areas, it should be aimed to establish rules and regulation like upload of scanned prescriptions. Patients should be aware on use of prescription medications. It would be good to adopt the plans and programmes of leading countries to design and develop the e-pharmacy system.

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