In a bid of taking care of the risks and concerns related online sales of drugs, Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) has constituted a seven-member subcommittee to examine the issue of these sales.
(Minister of Health and Family Welfare – Jagat Prakash Nadda)
- The sale and distribution of drugs in the country is regulated under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
- A number of representations have been received from chemists and druggist associations against the online sale of prescription drugs.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has constituted an expert core committee to review and recommend the revision of National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2011 in the context of contemporary knowledge of use of therapeutic products.
- As per the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013, 680 medicines are currently under the NLEM.
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