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How e-pharmacies would able to give 18-20% discount to customers?

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
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Schedule R and R1


Schedule R (Rule 125): 

Schedule R Describes the Standards for condoms made of rubber latex intended for single use and other mechanical contraceptives

I. Condoms
  1. Description
  2. Materials
  3. Procedure for sampling during production
  4. Procedure for sampling and testing of finished products by a manufacturer
  5. Procedure for sampling and testing of condoms by a purchaser
  6. Sampling plan for a Drugs Inspector
  7. Sampled condoms drawn under sub-paragraph
  8. Dimension
  9. Bursting Volume and Pressure Test
  10. Water Leakage Test
  11. Quantity of Lubricant
  12. Colour Fastness
  13. Labelling, packing and storage
  14. Integrity of individual package seals

II. Other Mechanical Contraceptive

Standards for other mechanical contraceptive - Standards for “Copper T” and “Tubal Ring” shall be as laid down in Annexure VI

After standards, annexure details are provided. Annexure are as follow:

Annexure I
Annexure II
Annexure III
Annexure IV
Annexure V
Annexure VI

Schedule R1 (Rule 109A, 109, 109C and 125A):

The medical devices shall conform to the Indian Standards laid down from time to time by the Bureau of Indian Standards. If there are no Bureau of Indian Standards then it shall conform to the International Standards, like International Organisation for Standardisation, or other International Pharmacopeia Standards and such other standards as may be specified for this purpose. In case national or international standards are not available, the device shall conform to the manufacturer‘s validated standards

For more detail refer Drug and Cosmetic Act
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