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

Chemists and druggists crossed Madurai territory volition down shutters connected May 20 arsenic portion of the nationwide onslaught called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against the online merchantability of medicine.

Addressing journalists astatine a property conscionable held successful Madurai connected Tuesday, C and D Medical Association members said online medicine income posed a superior menace to peoples’ wellness and lives.

Youth were getting spoiled. Without adjacent getting a valid doctor’s medicine they were getting entree to medicines similar symptom relievers and utilizing them, which was dangerous, they said.

Despite conducting galore protests demanding a prohibition connected the merchantability of medicines done assorted platforms, truthful acold nary enactment has been taken, they said.

Highlighting the demands, the members said online medicine income should beryllium stopped instantly to support radical peculiarly the younker who were purchasing symptom relievers and different medicines online, regularisation of unethical nett margins and discounts connected life-saving medicines, and prevention of the merchantability of counterfeit drugs.

The members said they would besides signifier a protestation adjacent the Sethupathi Higher Secondary School. They person besides planned to taxable a petition successful this respect to the State government.