KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ONLINE PHARMACY AMONGST RETAIL PHARMACISTS OF SALEM DISTRICT, TAMILNADU

The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of online pharmacies amongst retails pharmacists of Salem district, Tamil Nadu. Online is a new channel and trend of purchase and distribution of goods in the present digital era. An online pharmacy can be a company that sells pharmaceutical preparations, including prescription drugs and over the counter drugs through online ordering on the internet and subsequent delivery. The number of online pharmacies cannot be exactly estimated however, based on a search, around 3000 online pharmacies were found, and half of them were based in USA and 19% in UK and the rest in other countries like India, Canada, etc. The present study attempted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of online pharmacy amongst retail pharmacists of Salem district, Tamil Nadu.