For, all 26,000 private medical shops in the state, including 8,000 in the city, will remain shut on Wednesday. The 24-hour protest begins from the midnight of October 13.
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“It poses a big threat of irrational use of medicines, leading to drug addiction among the youth, affect availability of medicines in rural India and prove a setback to the 800,000-plus chemists and pharmacists employing almost eight million people across the country, he added”.
“The government should crack down on online sale of medicines”. They also warned of an indefinite strike if the government failed to address the issue within a week.
Panaji: Medical stores and pharmaceutical distributors in Goa will remain closed on October 14, as part of a nationwide strike call given by pharma traders, against the Union government’s proposal to sell “medicine over the internet”.
The Manipur Chemists and Druggists Association (MCDA) has reported that it’s going to watch the achieve from 0600 hrs to 1800 hrs as an important aspect of a national standard beat named by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD). Various prescription-only drugs against cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and steroids are among those available online.
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The multi-core online pharma business now has no prohibition under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. “However, we need a detailed prescription that mentions details of doctor and patient apart from dosage”, said Dr Surendra Mantena, chief operating officer, MedPlus Health Services.
