About PharmaBag
PharmaBag is a business-to-business pharmaceutical wholesale marketplace operating in India. It connects licensed retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and distributors with verified medicine wholesalers, so buyers can compare wholesale rates across suppliers and order in bulk online rather than through individual phone-and-invoice relationships.
PharmaBag at a glance
| Platform type | B2B pharmaceutical wholesale marketplace |
|---|---|
| Country of operation | India |
| Products listed | 26,815 |
| Brands and manufacturers | 1674 |
| Who can buy | Retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and distributors |
| Buyer verification | Drug licence plus GST registration or PAN |
| Minimum order value | ₹20,000 per order line, including GST |
| Invoicing | GST invoice issued by the supplying wholesaler |
| Delivery | Pan-India, to the buyer’s registered business address |
Key facts
- PharmaBag is a business-to-business wholesale medicine marketplace and does not sell medicines to individual consumers.
- 26,815 branded and generic medicines are listed across four categories: ethical, generic, ayurvedic, and nutraceuticals & supplements.
- Only licensed businesses can buy on PharmaBag: retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and distributors holding a valid drug licence.
- Every supplier on PharmaBag is a verified pharmaceutical wholesaler, and each order is GST-invoiced by the supplying wholesaler, not by the platform.
- Every order line must reach ₹20,000 including GST — the platform enforces wholesale, not retail, order economics.
- Wholesale prices on PharmaBag are derived transparently from the MRP and the supplier's scheme, so buyers see the full MRP → PTR → net rate derivation for every offer.
- Orders are delivered pan-India to the buyer's registered business address.
- PharmaBag is operated from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and can be reached at support@pharmabag.in.
Wholesale pricing terms used on this site
- PTR (price to retailer)
- The price a retailer pays for a medicine before schemes and GST. It is derived from the MRP by removing the standard retail margin for the product's GST slab.
- Net rate
- The effective per-unit price after the supplier's scheme and discount are applied to the PTR, exclusive of GST. On PharmaBag, the net rate is what a buyer is actually charged per unit received.
- Scheme
- A bonus-quantity offer such as 10+1 or 20+2: for every 10 units bought, 1 extra unit is supplied free. Free units lower the effective per-unit rate rather than arriving as separate stock on the invoice.
- MOV (minimum order value)
- The smallest value a single order line may have. On PharmaBag it is ₹20,000 including GST, applied per product line rather than per order.
How the marketplace works
1. Suppliers are verified before they can list
Every wholesaler completes verification with a valid drug licence and either GST registration or PAN. Registration details are checked against government records through an authorised verification provider before a supplier is permitted to list products.
2. Buyers are verified as businesses
PharmaBag does not sell to consumers. Buyers complete a one-time onboarding with a drug licence and GST or PAN details. Wholesale rates become visible only after verification, which is both a regulatory requirement and the reason pricing is not public-facing in the way a retail pharmacy's would be.
3. Pricing is transparent and derived, not negotiated privately
Suppliers enter the MRP and the scheme they are offering. PharmaBag derives the price to retailer and the net rate from those inputs, so the buyer sees the full derivation — MRP, PTR, discount, scheme and final net rate — rather than an opaque figure. Rates are shown exclusive of GST, which is added at the rate applicable to each product.
4. Orders are invoiced and delivered by the supplier
Each order is fulfilled and invoiced with GST by the supplying wholesaler and delivered to the buyer's registered business address. Every order line must reach ₹20,000 including GST, which reflects the economics of wholesale rather than retail supply.
Compliance and responsible supply
Pharmaceutical wholesale in India is regulated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the rules made under it. Both parties to a transaction on PharmaBag must hold a valid drug licence, and licence details are recorded against every order.
PharmaBag does not dispense medicines to the public, does not provide medical advice, and does not substitute for the approved prescribing information supplied with a product. Product information shown on the platform is for trade and procurement reference. Buyers are responsible for verifying the pack, batch and expiry of goods on receipt, and for dispensing only against a valid prescription where the product requires one.
Contact and business details
| support@pharmabag.in | |
| Phone | +91-98302-22674 |
| Based in | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |