HC asks Maharashtra govt to regulate online sale of medicines

October 29, 2015 21:32

The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to take steps to regulate the online sale of medicines, until a specific law or rules are enacted.

A division bench of Justices Naresh Patil and S B Shukare was hearing a PIL against the online sale of medicines. The government informed the HC today that it had set up an experts' committee under the chairmanship of Foods and Drugs Administration Commissioner for regulation of sale of medicines through online portals.

The committee has invited suggestions till October 30 from the people, NGOs and pharmaceutical organisations, and after perusing them, it would issue recommendations for amendments to Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the government pleader said. The high court advised the committee to study laws of developed countries such as the US, UK and Norway where online sale of medicines is allowed, and also of Turkey, Thailand and Korea where it is not allowed.

The pleader submitted that two portals selling medicines were being prosecuted and the government was also thinking of blocking them.

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