About a year back, 8 lakh druggists and chemists went
on a strike to demand action from the Centre against " illegal "
online sale of medicines by E Pharmacies such as 1mg / PharmEasy / Netmeds etc
On Dec 30 2015 , Drug Controller General of India (
DGCI ) issued a circular asking online pharmacies to strictly adhere to the
Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules
But no ban on Online Pharmacies
Online pharmacies argued :
* We are only Search
Engines which enable buyers to search for specific drugs / sellers of such drugs
and place orders online
* We neither "
store / stock " any drugs nor " sell " these stored drugs
* We pass on the
buyer's order to selected Chemists , who actually fulfill the order and collect
payment
* We insist on a
Doctor's Prescription in case of Scheduled Drugs
* By providing a
platform to lakhs of small chemist-shops , we are helping them to prosper
* We are
providing a buyer , many more options to choose from lakhs of small chemists
* By increasing
competition amongst Sellers, we are benefiting the buyers thru lower prices
* We are even
increasing competition among the Drug Manufacturers
* We are helping
break the unholy nexus between doctors / chemists / manufacturers
* We are not
much different in our " Scope " when compared to many other online
platforms , where Buyer / Seller find each other and transact business, with
minimum involvement of the online platform itself
Such platforms have existed for a long time , not only
for products but even for " Services " of all kinds
But unless a fool-proof solution is found fast , things
could get out of control !
Now is the right time for finding a permanent solution
to this evolving scenario which will
benefit all the parties concerned , viz:
* General
Public ( Users / Patients )
* Doctors
prescribing drugs
* Manufacturers
of drugs
* Chemists /
Druggists
* All India
Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )
* Association
of Drug Manufacturers
* Indian
Medical Institute / All India Medical Association
* DGCI
* Ministry of Health ....etc
I offer such a solution below :
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3 D - Digital Delivery of Drugs ?
( let us call it , " Dispenser " )
My take :
* One day ,
everything will be sold online from web sites 10,000 Km away !
* There is no
way march of EVERYTHING ONLINE can be stopped or slowed
My Suggestions :
* Govt to upload
a Mobile App ( DISPENSER ? ) on Health Ministry web site
* All doctors
must download it , after proper registration / authentication
* App will get
embedded with full details of that doctor who uses it
* Doctors to
enter Patient Data in App / then enter
prescribed Drug Details
* Doctor will
SMS app data entered , to concerned patient's mobile
* Patient will
SMS entered app data to mobile of Chemist of his choice
* Chemist will
deliver the medicine to the patient with Bill Details in App
* Users ( Buyers
of medicines ) will make payment to the concerned
Chemist ,thru
a Mobile Wallet embedded in DISPENSER app
* Every action / transaction on App , will get
automatically emailed to
web Servers of ,
# Health Ministry
# All India Medical Association
# All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists
( AIOCD )
# Drug Controller General of India
Advantages :
* Jobs /
business of Chemists / Druggists saved
* Great
convenience for patients / no need to visit Drug Store
* No chance of
Chemist " misinterpreting " doctor's handwriting !
* Full History
of
# Each purchase
# Each Patient.... ( great benefit to
Prescribing doctors )
# Each Drug...... ( great benefit to Pharma Companies )
# Each Chemist Shop... ( great benefit to Govt / AIOCD / Tax Dept )
# Each Doctor........ ( great interest to All India Medical
Association )
* Analyzing
billions of such Mobile App based transactions , using BIG
DATA analytic , will yield mind-boggling
PREDICTIVE TRENDS , which
will help
spot potential outbreaks of epidemics , beforehand
For the benefit of millions , let us harness the Online
Delivery
technology
That is the only way
DIGITAL
INDIA can benefit the entire society
Solutions to all the problems of the World are known
Only Unknown are those dedicated persons determined to
implement !
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hemen parekh
09 Jan 2016
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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