Chandigarh, May 21 -- Chemist shops across Chandigarh and Mohali remained closed on Wednesday in response to a nationwide bandh call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, causing inconvenience to patients seeking medicines.

Despite the shutdown, emergency medicine services remained available through Jan Aushadhi stores and chemist shops located inside government hospitals across Chandigarh and Mohali. The Jan Aushadhi store at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) saw a higher-than-usual footfall, while some private chemists in government hospitals reported lower customer turnout.

In Chandigarh, 52 chemist shops, including all Jan Aushadhi stores and pharmacies in government hosp...