More than eight lakh chemists and pharmacies across the country observed a day-long strike to protest against stringent regulations on the sale of medicines.<br/>'<br/>According to the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), several representations opposing the regulations on the sale of medicines in the country submitted to the government went unheeded, following which the one-day strike was called.<br/>'<br/>The strike was in protest against the decision of government to make e-portal registration for chemists mandatory which meant they would have to upload details of medicine sales on the portal.<br/>'<br/>The chemists were also opposing online pharmacy, which they say posed a threat to their business. The chemist body held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to highlight their concerns.<br/><br/>