GST jitters: Chemists not stocking drugs beyond a week

Patients be warned that chemists are currently not stocking drugs beyond one week. Anticipating set-backs that they will have to face with the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July, chemists have begun cutting back on the quantity stocked. From stocking drugs for about 30 to 40 days, they are now stocking up for a week at a time. Chemists, however, insist that patients will not be a…