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<ul><li>Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM), Indonesia’s national food and drug agency, told Tech in Asia that it holds the electronic pharmaceutical system operators – or PSEF – responsible for the sale of prohibited drugs on their platforms.</li><li><p>Licensed online pharmacies are accountable because they have “full control over the content and products that are displayed,” the regulator said.</p></li><li>This implies that as a marketplace, Halodoc is not responsible for the sale of any restricted drugs, but BPOM’s responses indicate otherwise.</li></ul>

Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM), Indonesia’s national food and drug agency, told Tech in Asia that it holds the electronic pharmaceutical system operators – or PSEF – responsible for the sale of prohibited drugs on their platforms.Licensed online pharmacies are accountable because they have “full control over the content and products that are displayed,” the regulator said.This implies that as a marketplace, Halodoc is not responsible for the sale of any restricted drugs, but BPOM’s responses indicate otherwise.

Indonesian Regulator Holds E-Pharmacies Responsible for Selling Restricted Drugs