How
is it different ?
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 , or
# a Credit / Debit Card ( RuPay preferred )
# Cash ( this method to be discontinued after 3 years )
* 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 analytics , will yield mind-boggling PREDICTIVE TRENDS , which
will ,
# help spot potential outbreaks of epidemics , beforehand
# automatically compute unique Medical Insurance Premium for each
citizen
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
hemen
parekh
Marol
, Mumbai , India
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M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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