NEW DELHI, July 26 -- The All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.40 lakh chemists across India, has expressed grave concern over the illegal and unregulated operation of online pharmacy platforms, which continue to sell medicines in violation of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, posing a serious threat to public health.
J S Shinde President Rajiv Singhal General Secretary informed that In a formal communication addressed to the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, AIOCD has highlighted the continued inaction by State Licensing Authorities (SLAs), despite repeated complaints being forwarded to them by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). While the Ministe...