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The All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on Friday sent a letter to the Cabinet secretary, urging him to intervene and ban online pharmacies on the grounds that they are violating norms and putting people's lives at risk...
The letter cited the Delhi High Court order of 2018, which injuncted e-pharmacies from online sale of medicines without a licence and directed that such sales were prohibited forthwith until further orders..
However, "They continue to operate despite court orders," the letter said, adding "The illegally operating E-pharmacies are still in operation after more than 4.5 years."..
The chemists' body also brought an affidavit filed by the joint drug controller in 2020 which stated that "there is currently no provision under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 for online pharmacies..
However, a recent status report on E-pharmacies submitted by the CDSCO on the orders of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi reveals that there are no provisions in the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, and Rules 1945, that restrict the shipping, mailing, or door delivery of prescribed medicines..
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