Maharashtra FDA bars hospitals from forcing in-house pharmacy purchases
Maharashtra FDA has ordered hospitals and doctors to stop compelling patients to buy medicines from in-house or affiliated pharmacies. Mandate requires free-format prescriptions and visible signage informing patients of their right to use any licensed pharmacy, opening captive hospital scripts to retail chemist competition.
What happened
Maharashtra FDA orders hospitals and doctors to stop forcing patients to buy medicines from in-house or affiliated pharmacies, mandating free prescriptions and
Why this matters
Evaluate bolt-on acquisitions of independent chemists clustered around tier-1 Maharashtra hospital corridors where script liberation creates immediate footfall arbitrage.