Residents of Patna were seen waiting outside shuttered chemist shops on 20 May 2026 as the All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) enforced a nationwide shutdown to protest the rise of online pharmacies and instant medicine delivery platforms.
The All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) displayed banners across Patna, Bihar on 20 May 2026, publicly stating its opposition to online pharmacies and instant medicine delivery services during the nationwide strike.
Chemist shops across Patna remained closed on 20 May 2026 as the AIOCD nationwide strike took hold in Bihar, disrupting access to medicines in protest against the unregulated growth of online pharmacy platforms.
Chemist shop owners in Patna staged demonstrations in front of their closed stores on 20 May 2026, as the AIOCD-led nationwide strike against online pharmacies and instant medicine delivery services entered full effect across Bihar.
Members of the All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) gathered in front of closed shops in Patna on 20 May 2026, demanding regulatory action against online pharmacies and instant medicine delivery platforms operating across India.