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Legislation Limbo on e-Pharmacies in India


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1 Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
 

In the era of digitalization and electronic empowerment, every person has a freedom to procure what they want with a click of the button. Medicines are no exception. Evolution of e-pharmacies seems to be a logical progression of medicine and technology. However, there is a need to have an in-depth analysis of its functioning and possible medico-legal issues that might prop-up.
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  • Legislation Limbo on e-Pharmacies in India

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Authors

V. S. Ligade
Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
N. Udupa
Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
D. Sreedhar
Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India

Abstract


In the era of digitalization and electronic empowerment, every person has a freedom to procure what they want with a click of the button. Medicines are no exception. Evolution of e-pharmacies seems to be a logical progression of medicine and technology. However, there is a need to have an in-depth analysis of its functioning and possible medico-legal issues that might prop-up.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi9%2F1406-1407