Six online pharmacy players — 1MG Technologies, Digital Health Platforms, Netmeds Market Place, 91 Streets Media Technologies, Medline International and Practo Technologies — have appealed before the Madras High Court that the interim stay on the sale of medicines online should apply to unauthorised companies only, reports the Business Standard. The appeal was filed in response to an interim injunction passed by the court last week which ordered a stop to the online sale of medicines. The injunction came after the Tamil Nadu Chemists' and Druggists Association (TNCDA) sought a stay on the online sale of medicines, asserting that no company had the license to do so. In response to the stay, NetMeds CEO Pradeep Dhadha told MediaNama that "as a fully licensed pharmacy, Netmeds.com is committed to adhering to all the guidelines and rules under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act." A spokesperson for 1mg told MediaNama said that the online pharmacy has "informed our business model to the court and that all the vendors on its platform are licensed pharmacies." The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 9. Why did the Madras HC pass the injunction? The Madras HC passed an interim injunction banning the online sale of medicines until 9 November. The order states that "taking note of the seriousness of the issue and public cause, this court grants interim injunction against the online sale of medicines without license and directs the first respondent (Government of India) or the competent authority to stall such online sales forthwith." The order…
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