Query: First of all, a big thanks for your work. Pharmaceutical industry looks like complex web for a common people but due to your blog it is easy for us to understand this whole industry. Now coming to my question, I want to know if total margin for retailers in this industry is 18-20% then how netmeds, pharmeasy and other online players are giving 25% discount? And what steps we have to take if we want to open pharmacy shop and want to give 15-20% discount. Can a retailer buy medicines directly from company or c&f and cutting margin of distributor/Wholesaler? Response: Online players give discounts upto 18-20% or something like that. Not at all products they give exact margins. In the pharmaceutical industry , Only few brands give less margin, most brands give good margin plus schemes etc, even to offline retailers. If we talk about generic and other products there are huge discounts like product cost is 30 rs and mrp is 100 rs. So, an 25% discount in the pharma market is not
Schedules: Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule C, Schedule D, Schedule E1, Schedule F, Schedule G, Schedule H, Schedule H1, Schedule I, Schedule J, Schedule K, Schedule L1, Schedule M, Schedule M1, Schedule M2, Schedule M3, Schedule N, Schedule O, Schedule P, Schedule Q, Schedule R, Schedule S, Schedule T, Schedule U, Schedule V, Schedule W, Schedule X, Schedule Y
Schedule G describes the list of drugs:
Schedule G (Rule 97):
Schedule G describes the list of drugs:
- Aminopterin
- L-Asparaginase
- Bleomycin
- Busulphan; its salts
- Carbutamide Chlorambucil;its salts
- Chlorothiazide and other derivatives of 1, 2, 4 benzothiadiazine
- Chlorpropamide; its salts
- Chlorthalidone and other derivatives of Chlorobenzene compound
- Cis-Platin
- Cyclophosphamide; its salts
- Cytarabine
- Daunorubicin
- Di-Isopropyl Eluorophosphate
- Disodium Stilboestrol Diphosphate
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
- Ethacrynic Acid, its salts
- Ethosuximide
- Glibenclamide Hydantoin; its salts; its derivatives, their salts
- Hydroxyurea
- Insulin, all types
- Lomustine Hydrochloride
- Mannomustine; its salts
- Mercaptopurine; its salts
- Metformin; its salts
- Methsuximide
- Mustine, its salts
- Paramethadione
- Phenacemide
- Phenformin; its salts
- 5-Phenylhydantoin; its alkyl and aryl derivatives; its salts
- Primadone
- Procarpazine Hydrochloride
- Quinthazone
- Sarcolysine
- Sodium-2-Mercaptoethanesulfonate
- Tmoxiten Citrate
- Testolactone
- Thiotepa Tolbutamide
- Tretamine; its salts
- Troxidone
- Antihistaminic substances the following, their salts, their derivatives, salts of their derivatives
- Antazoline
- Bromodiphenhydramine
- Buclizine
- Chlorcyclizine
- Chlorpheniramine Clemizole
- Cyproheptadine
- Diphenhydramine
- Diphenylpyraline Doxylamine
- Succinate Isothipendyl
- Mebhydrolin Napadisylate
- Meclozine
- Phenindamine
- Pheniramine
- Promethazine
- Thenalidine
- Triprolidine
- Substances being tetra-N-Subs. derivatives of Ethylene Diamine or Prophylenediamine.
Note: Preparations containing the above substances excluding those intended for topical or external use are also covered by this Schedule
Labeling requirements:
If product contains a drug substance specified in Schedule G, be labeled with following words in legible black colored font size in completely red rectangular box:
SCHEDULE G PRESCRIPTION DRUG – CAUTION: It is dangerous to take this preparation except under medical supervision
For more detail refer Drug and Cosmetic Act
Labeling requirements:
If product contains a drug substance specified in Schedule G, be labeled with following words in legible black colored font size in completely red rectangular box:
SCHEDULE G PRESCRIPTION DRUG – CAUTION: It is dangerous to take this preparation except under medical supervision
For more detail refer Drug and Cosmetic Act
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