{
  "id": 9450541,
  "title": "India mulls a wholesale-retail pharmacy ratio to curb misuse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/india-mulls-a-wholesale-retail-pharmacy-ratio-to-curb-misuse",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:45:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pharmacy-ratio-wholesale-retail-drugs-retail-healthcare-11790160219810.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian government is contemplating a wholesale-retail pharmacy ratio to prevent abuse of the system, according to recent reports. The Centre aims to review the issuance of retail and wholesale drug licenses, potentially establishing an indicative ratio based on population, disease burden, and existing license density, officials told Mint. This novel approach could standardize drug licensing across states and mitigate the misuse of wholesale licenses for retail sales. Priyanka Sharma, a journalist at Mint, highlights the significance of this development in ensuring equitable distribution of pharmaceutical products and curbing illicit activities.",
  "summary": "The government may fix a retail-wholesale pharmacy licence ratio based on population, disease burden and existing licence density to curb misuse of wholesale permits for retail sales and to bring greater uniformity across states.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indian government considers wholesale-retail pharmacy ratio.",
    "Centre plans to review retail and wholesale drug licenses.",
    "Ratio aimed at standardizing licensing and curbing misuse."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Establishing a wholesale-retail pharmacy ratio would help standardize drug licensing across states and curb the misuse of wholesale licenses for retail sales, potentially ensuring equitable distribution of pharmaceutical products.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}