Coal minister flags unregulated expansion of online pharmaciesUnion minister G Kishan Reddy has written to the health minister about concerns over online pharmacies. These platforms are accused of deep...
27 May, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Chemists’ strike: CDSCO moves to prevent shortagesThe CDSCO has advised state drug controllers to prevent drug scarcity during the AIOCD's proposed e-pharmacy strike on May 20. Measures inc...
20 May, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
Online medicine sale fight: 20,000 chemists in Karnataka to halt work May 20Over 20,000 chemists in Karnataka will shut down their stores on May 20. This is part of a nationwide protest against online pharmacies. Th...
19 May, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
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...
19 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
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...
18 May, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Madras High Court grants interim injunction against online medicine saleThe druggists association had contended that e-tailers dealing in medicines are operating without proper licences.
31 Oct, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
CCI penalises Glenmark Pharma, other entities for unfair business practicesAll the entities have been fined for violating competition norms with regard to mandating no-objection certificates (NOC) from the associat...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.57 PM IST
Kerala HC gives chemists 2 more weeks to return 344 banned drugsThe Kerala HC has granted the state chemist and druggist association an extension to return the brands banned by a recent government order ...
19 Mar, 2016, 03.23 AM IST
Law on the sale of medicines inadequate: Girish Bapat, Maharashtra ministerGirish Bapat said that the law is inadequate to check the sale without doctors' prescription but asserted that the government is committed ...
15 Oct, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Chemists call for strike on Oct 14 against online drug saleAn umbrella body of druggists and chemists today announced a nationwide strike on October 14 to demand action against "illegal" online sale...
12 Oct, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Chemists and druggists to shut nation-wide on October 14Chemists and druggists across India will go on a one-day stir on October 14 to protest against sale of medicines online.
05 Oct, 2015, 08.48 PM IST
CCI slapped Rs 6,704 crore fine on cement companies: Sachin PilotCCI had slapped penalties on four chemist and druggist groupings in the country like the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists.
10 Feb, 2014, 05.37 PM IST
Competition Commission cautions against unfair ways in pharma businessIn recent times, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has pulled up many chemist and druggist groupings, among others, for indulging i...
31 Jan, 2014, 07.01 PM IST
- Chemists shut shop in Bihar as part of nation-wide stir
The wholesale market on Govind Mitra road here remained deserted with medicine shops remaining closed for the day, the sources said.
10 May, 2013, 05.14 PM IST
- Chemist shops in Gujarat remain closed in protest of drug policy
Around 14,000 chemists and druggists across Gujarat on Friday kept their shutters down in protest against Central Government's new drug pol...
10 May, 2013, 04.36 PM IST
- Jharkhand Chemists and Distributors Alliance Limited launched
In a major development, the chemists and druggists of Jharkhand have launched a new corporate entity, the Jharkhand Chemists and Distributo...
19 May, 2009, 09.13 PM IST
- Pharmacists to organise retail business
Druggists and chemists across the country have decided to get their fragmented retail business more organised to prevent the MNCs from ente...
29 Sep, 2007, 01.05 PM IST