Chemists and druggists across Dindigul district downed shutters on Wednesday as part of the nationwide strike called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against the online sale of medicine.
The members said online medicine sales posed a serious threat to peoples’ health and lives. Youth were getting spoiled. Without even getting a valid doctor’s prescription they were getting access to medicines like pain relievers and using them, which was dangerous, they said.
Highlighting the demands, the members said online medicine sales should be stopped immediately to protect people particularly the youth who were purchasing pain relievers and other medicines online, regulation of unethical profit margins and discounts on life-saving medicines, and prevention of the sale of counterfeit drugs.