In the past, handwritten prescriptions were the preferred method for distributing medications, but the boom in e-commerce has replaced this method, and now medications are distributed online using electronic prescriptions, also referred to as e-pharmacies or online, internet, cyber, or tele pharmacies. If the e-pharmacy model is held between largely access to the medicines for the under-served population, it is anticipated that pharma sales in India could be affected by it by approximately 5–15%. The current study is to understand the changes in the field of telemedicine after the emergence of pandemic COVID 19.
Key words: Telemedicine, COVID-19, E-pharmacy, prescription, e-commerce.
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