Summary:
Government of India on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that it will issue final notification on online pharmacy by December. The draft rules on "sale of drugs by online pharmacy (e-pharmacy)" stated that no person will distribute or sell, stock, exhibit or offer for sale of drugs through online pharmacy portal unless registered. "Any person who intends to conduct business of online pharmacy shall apply for the grant of registration to the Central Licensing Authority in Form 18AA through the online portal of the Central Government," the draft notification said. Further, the application of registration of online pharmacy will have to be accompanied by a sum of Rs 50,000 while asserting that an e-pharmacy registration holder will have to comply with provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000. He informed that the AIOCD was fighting the case in Delhi and Chennai high courts against the draft notification..