Update:
Bengaluru: “State Government should make an amendment for the marketing of Medicines”, said Hari Krishna President State and Bengaluru District Association.
Speaking to reporters during the protest held at Freedom Park against Union government’s policy that has allowed the sale of drugs online he said, “We have informed the problems and bad effects of online pharmacy to U T Khader, Health minister yesterday and requested him to cancel the license of other online marketing companies who have violated the Cosmetic and Drug Act by marketing the medicines without prescription.”
He further said that the minister has given assurance of taking action on those who have violated the rules and the request given will be forwarded to the Central Government.
He stressed on the bad impact on the youth who can easily buy the unauthorized medicines for other purpose.
All District Presidents, Secretaries and workers of Pharmacies were gathered in the Freedom Park against the online pharmacy.
Earlier report
Bengaluru: The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists have called for a nationwide 24-hour bandh on Wednesday October 14, against the Union government’s policy that has allowed the sale of drugs online. The Bruhat Bengaluru Chemists and Druggists Association (BBCDA) too have joined this protest by pharmacies from across the state.
The bandh has been called as the government has failed to anticipate the dangers of making drugs available online. This facility would not only cause pharmacists to face losses, but cause patients to suffer because if they buy drugs online, there would be none to verify the doctor’s prescription.
BBCDA president M K Mayanna said, “There is corporate lobby behind the idea of making drugs available online. And the Narendra Modi-headed NDA government is going full throttle to not only murder the small druggists and chemists but also putting the lives of people at risk. We want such decisions to be scrapped.”
BBCDA general secretary K Harish Kumar said a memorandum was submitted to state Drug Controller Raghuram Bhandari to appeal to the Union government to think this issue over.
