Online
sales of prescribed medicines in India are by and large
unregulated and open for abuses. In fact, illegal
and unregulated online sales of prescribed medicines in India are
flourishing like a plague. However, Indian government is sleeping
over the issue not realising that this may have adverse impact upon
public health of serious proportions.
In real world, those manufacturing, distributing and
selling pharmaceutical products and services are subject to stringent
laws and regulations. However when it comes to online dealings,
people assume that they are not required to follow those laws at all.
Even the Indian government is not very comfortable
with technology related issue of various segments. This is the reason
why there is minimum interference and control over the flourishing
online pharmacies of India as Indian government has not the necessary
techno legal expertise to effectively tackle e-commerce issues of
pharmaceuticals as on date.
While dealing with pharmaceuticals in an online
environment not only the regular laws pertaining to drugs, medicines
and pharmaceuticals are applicable but the cyber
law of India is also attracted. However, governmental
departments are not much aware about cyber law of India and its
implications. Naturally, online pharmacies are flourishing in India
without any check and balances.
It is high time for Indian government to take
stringent action against the online pharmacies that are operating in
India in an unregulated and illegal manner.
