New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Quick-commerce medicine delivery is heating up, with Zepto recently joining Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart in the race. But as the space gets crowded, concerns are mounting over prescription-only medicines without proper checks.

Industry body All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has called for regulatory scrutiny and tighter oversight. "Medicines are not groceries that should be delivered within 10 minutes. These are highly regulated and need utmost care while handling - something that can't always be assured in a dark-store model," said Rajiv Singhal, General Secretary, AIOCD.

On 13 August, the association wrote to the home affairs ministry stating that easy access through online quick-commerce d...