Chemists and druggists down shutters in Madurai
Chemists and druggists in Madurai participated in a nationwide strike against online medicine sales. They expressed concerns about the health risks posed by unregulated access to medications without prescriptions. The protest aimed to highlight the need for stricter regulations on online sales and counterfeit drugs.
- ▪Chemists and druggists in Madurai downed shutters as part of a nationwide strike.
- ▪The strike was organized by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists.
- ▪Protesters argued that online sales of medicine threaten public health, especially among youth.
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Chemists and druggists across Madurai district downed shutters on Wednesday as part of the nationwide strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against the online sale of medicine.The members said online medicine sales posed a serious threat to peoples’ health and lives. Youth were getting spoiled. Without even getting a valid doctor’s prescription they were getting access to medicines like pain relievers and using them, which was dangerous, they said.Highlighting the demands, the members said online medicine sales should be stopped immediately to protect people particularly the youth who were purchasing pain relievers and other medicines online, regulation of unethical profit margins and discounts on life-saving medicines, and prevention of the sale of…
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