Over 70% of medical shops remained closed in A.P. in protest against e-pharmacies
Chemists in major cities in Andhra Pradesh, including Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Nellore and Tirupati, downed shutters on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) in a one-day bandh called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) against the growing sale of medicines through online pharmacies, which they allege allow people to buy drugs without a prescription. According to information from the…
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