CPI seeks legal guidelines for regulating online medicine sales
The CPI in Andhra Pradesh is calling for legal guidelines to regulate online medicine sales. They argue that the rise of e-pharmacy platforms can improve access to affordable medications for patients. The party criticizes retail chemists for opposing online pharmacies, claiming it protects their profits rather than public health.
- ▪CPI leader Gujjala Eswaraiah has urged the Chief Minister to create regulations for online medicine sales.
- ▪He claims that online pharmacies can provide lower prices for branded medicines through bulk procurement.
- ▪The CPI alleges that many retail pharmacies operate without qualified pharmacists and often dispense medications without valid prescriptions.
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The Communist Party of India (CPI) Andhra Pradesh unit secretary Gujjala Eswaraiah has urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to formulate robust legal guidelines for regulating online medicine sales.In a representation submitted to the State government on Wednesday, Mr. Eswaraiah said the rapid growth of digital technology, telemedicine services and smartphone-based e-commerce had transformed healthcare delivery, making doorstep medicine supply through e-pharmacy platforms increasingly accessible.He alleged that opposition from retail chemist associations against online pharmacies was aimed at protecting their monopoly and profit margins rather than public health.The CPI leader claimed that online pharmacy platforms could provide consumers, especially patients suffering from chronic…
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