BHOPAL : All the medical stores of Bhopal, in response to nation-wide call of the All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), will remain closed on Wednesday under the banner of Bhopal Chemists Association in protest against e-purchasing of medicines.
All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) wants the Centre to stop the sale of drugs on e-commerce platforms like Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal, which it says is putting consumers at risk apart from jeopardising the livelihood of over 4 million people directly employed in the drugs trade.
Bhopal Chemists Association president Lalit Jain said, “Sale of drugs online is a fairly recent phenomenon and over the last two years or so, nearly a dozen or so e-pharmacies have emerged that offer home delivery. We believe that it is impossible to monitor the sale of prescription drugs (such as sleeping pills) online, which puts consumers at risk.”
He said, “What we don’t understand is why the central government is unwilling to stop sale of drugs online, which is only helping 10-odd companies and putting the entire nation at risk.”
