Protest in Vizianagaram against online medicine sales, highlighting losses for local pharmacies due to corporate discounts and fake prescriptions.

Protest in Vizianagaram against online medicine sales, highlighting losses for local pharmacies due to corporate discounts and fake prescriptions.

New Delhi: Chemists across the country have called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday, May 20, to protest against online pharmacies and the growing sale

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.