New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing more than 12.40 lakh legitimate brick-and-mortar pharmacies across the country, has once again urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately shut down illegal e-pharmacies in the public interest and withdraw GSR 817 and GSR 220 notifications without delay.

AIOCD President JS Shinde and General Secretary Rajiv Singhal have cautioned that the sale of medicines--especially antibiotics--by illegal e-pharmacies and quick-commerce apps, without valid medical examinations, qualified doctors, or licences, has become a grave threat to national health security.

This comes after a media report revealed that some quick-commerce platforms are supplyi...