Majority of medical shops remain closed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts
A majority of medical shops in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts were closed due to a nationwide bandh called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists. Only a few outlets, such as Mediplus in Mangaluru, remained operational. The bandh aims to urge the government to halt the online sale of medicines.
- ▪Most medical shops in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts were closed on May 20.
- ▪The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists called for the bandh to protest online medicine sales.
- ▪Some pharmacies, including Apollo Pharmacy and MedPlus, remained open during the bandh.
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An outlet of Mediplus in Kottara in Mangaluru was among the few medical outlets that functioned on May 20. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath A majority of medical shops in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts remained closed on Wednesday, following a nationwide bandh called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to urge the government to stop the online sale of medicines.The shops that remained closed in Mangaluru included the two Ganesh Medicals outlets in Kankanady, and the Radha Medicals outlets near Bunts Hostel Circle and Bendoorwell Circle.Assistant Drug Controller, Mangaluru, Babu B.N, said the 38 shops of Apollo Pharmacy, 48 of MedPlus, and 130 Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadi Kendras in Dakshina Kannada were open.
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