All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras to remain open on May 20Pharmacies nationwide will stay open on May 20. This defies a strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists against...
Pharmacy associations to skip strike, major medicine disruption unlikelyIndia's drug regulator is actively reviewing concerns from retail chemists about e-pharmacies. The All India Organisation of Chemists and D...
Easy access to weight-loss drugs rings alarm bells among doctors, authorities; regulators step inWeight-loss drugs are being sold without prescriptions in India. This is causing alarm among doctors and authorities. People are buying the...
Chemists seek ban on quick commerce sale of prescription drugsThe All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has appealed to Amit Shah. They want immediate action against e-pharmacies and...
AIOCD demands strict action against illegal e-pharmacies; raises alarm over inaction by SLAsThe All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists raises concerns. It highlights the illegal operation of online pharmacies. These pharm...
Chemists’ apex body against RailTel’s plan to get bids from e-pharmaIn a letter to the Union minister for Railways, AIOCD President JS Shinde said that e-pharmacies are operating illegally in the country. "T...
Chemists' body asks Mankind to drop health supplement ad featuring Ranveer Singh"The content implies that vegetarian individuals are at risk of vitamin deficiency, suggesting that your product can prevent this," the AIO...
Chemists’ organisation urges drugmakers to not advertise on e-pharmacy platformsThe All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has urged pharmaceutical companies to avoid advertising their products on e-ph...
Government may 'rationalise' drug trade margins in a bid to reduce costsThe meeting was attended by representatives from the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA),...
Chemists told to stock up on key medicinesThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and the Drug Controller General of India held a meeting with AIOCD on Monday regarding the av...
Telemedicine guidelines may lead to drug misuse and pose greater health risk: AIOCDIn a letter written to top government offices the AIOCD said newly the formed Telemedicine Practice Guidelines notified by the Board of Gov...
Chemists seek insurance on a par with other health workersIn a letter written to the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) demanded...
14000 Gujarat chemists shut shops, join nationwide strikeGujarat chemists join national strike call given by All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggist (AIOCD) on Friday.
- AIOCD for drug pricing on median price with over 1% mkt share
Welcoming the government's draft proposal on drug pricing policy, the chemist body said the Centre should also decide the weighted average ...
- CCI cracks down on pharma companies for unfair trade practises
The competition commission of India has cracked a whip on the Indian drug manufacturers for encouraging unfair trade practises by colluding...
- Chemists'a association seeks tax abolition
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has demanded abolition of taxes on essential medicines so that they are availa...
- Top banks eye 49% in chemists chain
The VC arms of Citibank, HDFC and ICICI are in talks with the AIOCD, to pick up 49% equity in its pharma retail venture.