Medical shops to remain closed on May 20
Medical shops in Dakshina Kannada will close on May 20 in support of a nationwide strike by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists. The strike aims to urge the government to halt the online sale of medicines, which the association believes poses risks to patient safety. Concerns have been raised about the misuse of scheduled drugs and the circulation of unsafe medicines due to unregulated online sales.
- ▪Medical shops, excluding hospitals and clinical pharmacies, will be closed on May 20.
- ▪The strike is organized by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists to protest online medicine sales.
- ▪The association claims that unregulated online sales can lead to misuse and unsafe medicines.
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Medical shops, not including hospitals and clinical pharmacies, in Dakshina Kannada will remain closed on May 20 in support of a nationwide strike called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD).The AIOCD has called for the strike mainly to urge the government to stop the online sale of medicines.Addressing press persons here on Saturday, Arun Shetty, president, South Kanara Chemists and Druggists Association, said that AIOCD has demanded that the government withdraw General Statutory Rules (GSR) 817 (permission granted for online sale of medicines) of August 20, 2018, and General Statutory Rules 220 (sale of drugs to the doorstep allowed during COVID-19) of March 26, 2020.The association opposes the uncontrolled online sale of medicines under GSR 817.
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