The agitation, led by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), is expected to disrupt medicine supply, with more than 1.24 million private medical stores likely to remain closed.

Chemists, druggists in Madurai to down shutters to protest against online sale of medicine

Over 15 lakh chemists will strike on May 20 against illegal online medicine sales threatening public health and local businesses.