Do not sell painkillers without prescription: Delhi govt asks chemists
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The Delhi government's Department of Drugs Control has asked all chemical associations in the city to not sell drugs like Aspirin and Ibuprofen without a doctor's prescription, amid rising incidence of vector-borne diseases.
The department also advised chemist shop owners to keep a record of painkiller drugs.
The incidence of vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya is on the rise during the rainy season, the department said in its advisory issued on July 19.
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