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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 X


Schedule X (Rule 23, 61, 75, 97 & 105A):

  • Amobarbital
  • Glutethimide
  • Pentobarbital
  • Ketamine hydrochloride
  • Amphetamine
  • Meprobamate
  • Phencyclidine
  • Barbital
  • Methamphetamine
  • Phenometrazine
  • Cyclobarbital
  • [***]
  • [***]
  • Dexamphetamine
  • Methylphenidate
  • Secobarbital
  • Ethclorvynol
  • Methylphenobarbital

Note:


1. Any stereoisometric form of the substance specified in this Schedule, any salt of the substance and preparation containing such substances are also covered by this Schedule.


2. Preparations containing the above substances are also covered by this Schedule.


Provided, however, preparations containing Meprobamate in combination with other drugs may be exempted by the Licensing Authority specified in clause (b) of rule 21, from the provisions of this Schedule, if satisfactory evidence is adduced that these preparations are not liable to be misused


Labelling Requirements:


If it contains a drug substance specified in Schedule X, be labeled with symbol XRx, which shall be in red and conspicuously displayed on the left top corner of the label and shall also be labeled with the following words in legible black coloured font size in completely red rectangular box:


SCHEDULE X PRESCRIPTION DRUG – WARNING To be sold by retail on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner only.

For more detail refer Drug and Cosmetic Act
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