New Delhi: On Wednesday, drug shopkeepers and chemist organisations wideness the country went on strike versus the sale of medicines online. This bandh was tabbed by All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD). The organisation says that due to the rapidly growing e-pharmacy companies, the merchantry of small medical stores is stuff unauthentic and thousands of shopkeepers are facing a livelihood crisis.
What are the main demands of the chemists?
Chemists speak that online platforms are selling medicines at huge discounts, due to which small shopkeepers are unable to compete. They say that many e-pharmacy companies do not follow the rules properly and medicines are stuff supplied without unobjectionable monitoring. Due to this, questions are moreover stuff raised on the safety of patients.
Will medical stores remain sealed in all states?
The organization demands that the government impose strict rules regarding online medicine sales and protect the interests of offline medical stores. Chemists say that if timely whoopee is not taken in this matter, lakhs of small medical stores wideness the country may be affected. However, the effect of this strike was not seen the same in every state.
Medical stores moreover remained unshut in many states so that worldwide people do not squatter any problem. Some pharmacy organisations said that it would not be right to completely stop essential services, so they distanced themselves from the strike. Despite this, shutters of medicine shops were seen sealed in many cities.
What arrangements have been made for the patients?
The government and the health department have told people there is no need to panic. Medical stores of hospitals, Jan Aushadhi Kendras and some big pharmacy networks were kept unshut so that patients could protract to get essential medicines. Helpline numbers have moreover been issued at many places.
In which states can the impact be seen more?
More impact of this bandh can be seen in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and some other states. According to reports, thousands of medical stores are going to remain sealed in Karnataka. A large number of medicine shopkeepers have moreover joined the strike in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.
At present, chemist organisations have made it well-spoken that if their demands are not immediately addressed, the movement may wilt worthier in the future.
