Indore: Over 3000 chemists of the district associated with Indore Chemist and Druggist Association joined the nation-wide strike of pharmacists and kept their shops closed on Tuesday. The strike was called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to protest against the sale of medicines on the internet through epharmacy. Around 8.50 lakh retail chemists, druggists and pharmacies were on a strike in the country on Tuesday.
The local chemists and druggists also staged demonstration at collectorare to protest against e-pharmacy. They submitted a memorandum to district administration to register their protest. “Sale of medicines on the internet is a violation of rules and regulations made for pharmacists. Anybody can get medicine delivered at their house without a prescription, which is illegal,” said Vinay Bakliwal, president of Indore Druggist and Chemist Association.
Bakliwal said sale for medicines should not be commercialised and selling of medicine on the internet is not acceptable as it will affect bread and butter of medical shop owners. The association members expressed displeasure over government’s decision to make eportal registration for chemists and druggists mandatory, which includes uploading all details of medicine sales among other things.
