AIOCD May 20 bandh fizzles as 12 state pharmacy bodies opt out after CDSCO review pledge

Retail chemist associations across 12 states have pulled out of AIOCD's planned nationwide shutdown against e-pharmacies, after CDSCO committed to actively review the regulatory framework. The climbdown averts a feared medicine supply disruption and signals fragmenting offline-pharmacy unity against online rivals.

— Filed Mon, 18 May, 2026, 20:01 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

Retail pharmacy associations across 12 states have withdrawn from AIOCD's planned May 20 nationwide bandh against e-pharmacies after CDSCO assured active review of regulatory framework concerns, averting major medicine supply disruption.

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