HYDERABAD: Nearly 6,000
medical stores
, including 1,000 wholesale shops, remained shut on Friday to protest the government policy of allowing sales of medicines through online pharmacies.
Telangana Chemists and Druggists Association claimed its
bandh call elicited a positive response, with nearly 90% of all medical stores in the state, including those belonging to chains like Apollo Pharmacy and MedPlus, downing their shutters for the day.
“We attended to around 200 calls from people asking for emergency medicines. They were diverted to emergency numbers. In
Koti
area, we witnessed a 100% bandh. Even private pharmacy chains like Apollo Pharmacy and Med-Plus cooperated with us and shut down their shops,” said Ch
Janardhan Rao
, president, Telangana Chemists and Druggists Association.
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