Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintMumbai: The Union government informed the Bombay High Court on Friday that it was likely to finalise draft rules for regulation of online sale of medicines by January end. The Union government is in the process of finalising the draft rules under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and they will be notified soon, Singh added. In 2017, another bench of the Bombay High Court had appointed an amicus curiae (an expert to assist the court) in the matter. Advocate Singh then informed the judges that the Madras High Court had directed the Union government in December 2018 to notify the rules regarding online sale of medicines by January 31. The judges said they will wait for the Union government to take appropriate action, and adjourned the hearing to February 4.

Source: Mint January 04, 2019 12:22 UTC