Chemists on nationwide strike over e-pharmacy regulations

30 May 2017 | News

Nearly 8.5 lakh private medicine shops across the country will remain closed today

Nearly 8.5 lakh private medicine shops across the country will remain closed on today as the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) calls for a nationwide protest against the e-pharmacy regulations that the Central government is deliberating upon in support of online sale of drugs.

Jagannath Shinde, AIOCD president said, “The association believes that the proposal of e-portal will lead to scarcity of medicines in the country.”

Following a government public notice in April on e-portal , AIOCD proposed amendments to Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1940 and permission to online sell of medicines be put on hold till the Government draft is changed. It had submitted a memorandum to the Union Health Ministry in this regard.

Prashant Tandon, president, Indian Internet Pharmacy Association (IIPA), an umbrella body for e-pharma portals said, “e-pharmacy will enable transparent drug dispensing mechanism and give high accountability as the entire procedure will be tracked.”

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