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.