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Medicine shops shut against online sale of drugs People subjected to huge inconvenience 10/14/2015 11:39:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14: Jammuites in general and patients in particular had to face great inconvenience Wednesday as over 22,000 drug and chemist shops across Jammu province joined nationwide strike against online sale of medicines under the aegis of Jammu and Kashmir Chemist and Druggist Association (JKCDA). Lakhs of patients and their attendants across the state had to shuttle from one place to another for medicines but due to strike of medical shops, they were forced to face huge hardship. Pertinently, the call for the strike was given by the All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), which is demanding action from the Centre against 'illegal' online sale of medicines. Opposing the central government's move of regularising sale of medicines through internet, while talking to Early Times, President of JKCDA Rohit Sharma said nearly 22,000 drug and chemist shops across Jammu region remained closed except for government and cooperative medical shops in or outside the hospitals of Jammu province to avoid inconvenience to general public. He strongly opposed government's move to regularize sale of medicines through Internet and said that it was illegal to sell medicines on the Internet under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940. "E-pharmacy is against the larger public interest. It will boost the sale of illegal and spurious drugs in the market, besides posing a huge threat of addiction among youngsters, "he claimed. He believed that the country still does not have adequate measures to monitor online sale of medicines. Besides, online sale of medicines will also affect the livelihood of about 8 Lakhs shops throughtout country and nearly 60 to 65 lakhs employees who are working at these shops would be affected. "Non availability of most drugs at Jan Aushadhi stores and other so called government medical shops, has exposed the tall claims of Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Department which took credit for opening such types of shops to help the poor patients in the State" sources said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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