An apex body of chemists and druggists has demanded that the proposed amendments to Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1940 and permission to online sell of medicines be put on hold till the Government draft is changed. <br/><br/>All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has submitted a memorandum to the Union Health Ministry in this regard. AIOCD President Jagannath Shinde said in a statement in Mumbai that this competition with online pharmacies is unreasonable and puts a question mark over the existence of 8 lakh drug sellers. <br/><br/>Shinde also said that the draft needs to include issues like entry of drug mafia, interest of customers and social interest of HIV patients.