E-pharmacies find growth pill despite regulatory worries, legal tussles

Top players focus on offline expansion plans

Sohini Das | Mumbai
Last Updated at May 13, 2019 00:23 IST

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The online pharmacy space in India has seen a steady growth in 2018-19 (FY19) despite regulatory uncertainties and legal tussles. In fact, the sector managed to draw $175 million funding from private equity and venture capital players in calendar year 2018 — a 4.7x jump over the previous year.

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