India, May 18 -- By By Shalini Bhardwaj

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Several Retail Pharmacy Associations across the country have declined to participate in the one-day nationwide strike proposed by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20, citing larger public interest and humanitarian responsibility towards ensuring uninterrupted access to essential medicines, according to sources in the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).

The strike call was reportedly issued by AIOCD in connection with certain concerns relating to the operation of e-pharmacies. CDSCO sources have stated that representatives of AIOCD had recently met the national drug regulator to present their concerns, following wh...