New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.40 lakh chemists across India, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking urgent action to curb the illegal online sale and instant delivery of prescription medicines by certain e-pharmacies and quick commerce platforms such as Zepto and Blinkit.

In its letter, AIOCD President JS Shinde and General Secretary Rajiv Singhal stated that despite the Delhi High Court's injunction and clear provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, these platforms are delivering Schedule H/H1/X medicines within minutes without proper prescription checks, posing a grave threat to public health and fuelling drug abuse, especially among youth.

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