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Time of India

Chemists seek ban on quick commerce sale of prescription drugs

The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD ) has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking urgent action to curb the online sale and instant delivery of prescription medicines by certain e-pharmacies and quick commerce platforms such as Zepto and Blinkit. In a letter dated August 11, the organisation said these platforms are delivering Schedule H/H1/X (prescription) medicines within minutes - without proper prescription checks - posing a serious public health risk and fuelling drug abuse , especially among youth. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 3 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals By Vaibhav Sisinity View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program The AIOCD highlighted key concerns including the menace of ghost prescriptions, where medicines are prescribed without genuine verification, such as prescriptions issued late at night for distant patients. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now It added there is no prescription monitoring, with habit-forming drugs delivered unchecked, enabling substance abuse. The AIOCD further warned that easy online access to medicines like Pregabalin could trigger a sharp rise in misuse. Live Events "Foreign-funded start-ups are treating medicines like ordinary commodities, undermining India's domestic market and causing unemployment," it said. AIOCD President J S Shinde and General Secretary Rajiv Singhal stressed that while offline chemists face strict regulation, illegal online players remain unchecked, contributing to a 55% surge in drug abuse. "The misuse of Telemedicine Guidelines to bypass safeguards has worsened the problem," they added.