40K Medical Shops Shut Across Tamil Nadu 'Nationwide Chemists Strike'

The association has given a call for this one-day strike to oppose illegal e-pharmacy operations and predatory pricing by large corporate companies,



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In view of the strike, chain of pharmacies affiliated to hospitals, including Apollo, MedPlus, Tulasi Pharmacy, and Muthu Pharmacy, as well as state-owned retail outlets such as Chief Minister's Pharmacies, Tamil Nadu Cooperative Society Pharmacies, and the Prime Minister's Jan Aushadhi Kendras, did not participate in the strike, the office of the director of drugs control, Tamil Nadu said.