India, July 30 -- Quick commerce major Blinkit is piloting the delivery of prescription medicines in select parts of Bengaluru. With this, the platform has expanded its bouquet of offerings, which previously only included over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

A perusal of the new feature by Inc42 revealed that Blinkit is now also selling antibiotics, eye drops, nasal sprays, ointments and antihistamines.

As part of the offering, Blinkit has also rolled out free doctor consultations after a customer places an order on the app. The free consultations can be availed if a user is unable to upload a prescription or if the uploaded prescription is "invalid".

Inc42 has reached out to the company for a comment on the development. The story will be upd...