Mixed response in Karnataka to nation-wide call for medical stores shutdown
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) called for a nation-wide shutdown of medical stores in protest against online medicine sales, which received a mixed response in Karnataka. While some medical stores remained closed, others participated in the protest by wearing black badges instead. Concerns were raised about e-pharmacies bypassing regulations and threatening the survival of traditional retailers.
- ▪The AIOCD represents over 12.4 lakh medicine traders across India.
- ▪In Karnataka, around 45,000 retail medicine shops exist, but only a section participated in the shutdown.
- ▪Medical stores within hospitals remained open during the protest.
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A nation-wide call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) to shut medical stores on Wednesday (May 20) in protest against online sale of medicines received a mixed response in Karnataka.While medical stores affiliated to the Karnataka Chemists and Druggists Association (KCDA) and Bengaluru Pharma Retailers and Distributors Forum (BPRDF) remained closed, the Karnataka Pharma Retailers and Distributors Organisation extended moral support to the protest and asked chemists to continue business wearing black badges instead of downing shutters. Likewise, stores affiliated to the Bangalore District Chemists and Druggists Association (BDCDA) also functioned with chemists wearing black badges.
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