Protest in Vizianagaram over online sale of medicines
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Chemists and Druggists Association protested in Vizianagaram against online medicine sales. They demand stricter regulations, citing that corporate pharmacies' discounts are harming small medical shops. The protest included a bike rally to the Collector’s office and a complete shutdown of local pharmacies.
- ▪The protest was organized by the Andhra Pradesh Chemists and Druggists Association at Fort junction in Vizianagaram.
- ▪Members are demanding a ban on online medicine sales due to losses incurred by small pharmacies.
- ▪The protest included a bike rally to the Collector’s office and a closure of medical shops in the area.
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The members of Andhra Pradesh Chemists and Druggists Association staged a protest at the Fort junction in Vizianagaram on Wednesday after a nationwide strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), demanding stricter rules for online medicine sale.Association’s Vizianagaram district president G. Srinivasa Rao and general secretary Motamarri Srinivasa Rao appealed the government to ban online sale of medicines, claiming that heavy discounts by corporate pharmacies are incurring huge losses for small and medium medical shops.Besides staging a protest, the association members took up a bike rally to the Collector’s office. Mr.
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